Background/objectives: The large number and heterogeneity of causes of uveitis make the etiological diagnosis a complex task. The clinician must consider all the information concerning the ophthalmological and extra-ophthalmological features of the patient. Diagnostic machine learning algorithms have been developed and provide a correct diagnosis in one-half to three-quarters of cases.
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Purpose: Determining uveitis etiology is a challenge. It is based primarily on demographic data and the characteristics of eye examination. It is not clear to what extent extraocular physical signs contribute to elucidating the etiology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFH syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder characterized by the following clinical features: cutaneous hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, hepatosplenomegaly, heart anomalies, hearing loss, hypogonadism, short stature, hallux valgus, hyperglycemia, fixed flexion contractures of the toe joints, and the proximal interphalangeal joints. In rare cases, autoinflammatory and lymphoproliferative manifestations have also been reported. This disorder is due to loss-of-function mutations in gene, which encode the equilibrative nucleoside transporter ENT3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent years have seen the emergence and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic decision support systems. There are approximately 80 etiologies that can underly uveitis, some very rare, and AI may lend itself to their detection. This synthesis of the literature selected articles that focused on the use of AI in determining the diagnosis, classification, and underlying etiology of uveitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that involves the eyes in 10-55% of cases, sometimes without systemic involvement. All eye structures can be affected, but uveitis is the most common ocular manifestation and causes vision loss. The typical ophthalmological appearance of these uveitis is granulomatous (in cases with anterior involvement), which are usually bilateral and with synechiae.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFirst of all, we would like to thank all of the authors for their contributions and the editorial staff who enabled the achievement of this «Diagnosis and Management of Non-infectious Uveitis: Old and New Challenges» Special Issue [...
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