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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
17
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-5-4
pubmed:abstractText
Uveitis occurs in 0.4% of the population. Anterior uveitis is the most common anatomical type of uveitis (50%). HLA-B27-associated acute anterior uveitis represent 50% of anterior uveitis. Sarcoidosis and Behçet disease are the systemic diseases most frequently associated with anterior uveitis. Toxoplasmosis is the most frequent cause of posterior uveitis. Although the emphasis regarding endogenous uveitis has now shifted towards immunological, if not autoimmune mechanisms, infection is still believed to play a role in the development of disease. The initiating events probably determine the site and type of pathological process within the eye since the perpetuation mechanisms seem to be similar, at least they are mediated by CD4 T lymphocytes. These findings form the basic for control of the inflammatory process by immunosuppressive agents or immunomodulators like ciclosporin A.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
F
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0035-2640
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2246-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
[An update on uveitis].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'ophtalmologie du Pr Hervé Offret, hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review