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Name the only 2 noninfectious causes of uveitis that can present with a hypopyon

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seronegative spondyloarthropathies and Behcet’s

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ear pain, nose pain, joint pain, scleritis

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relapsing polychondritis

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relapsing unilateral acute anterior uveitis that may affect either eye but only one at a time

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seronegative spondyloarthropathies

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percentage of acute anterior uveitis that are HLA-B27 positive

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50%

5
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type of back pain in ankylosing spondylitis

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morning stiffness and pain that improves throughout day and improves with exertion

6
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studies to order for acute anterior uveitis and morning back stiffness

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HLA-B27 and sacroiliac films

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bout of diarrhea 2 weeks ago. now painful urination, joint pain, and red eyes: diagnosis, demographics, 2 additional physical exam findings, and most common ophthalmologic findings

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reactive arthritis. young adult males. keratoderma blennorrhagicum (scaly rash on palms and soles), and circinate balanitis (scaly circumferential rash on distal penis).

mucopurulent papillary conjunctivitis

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two subsets of IBD-related uveitis

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  1. HLA-B27 positive, acute anterior uveitis, sacroiliitis

2. HLA-B27 negative, sclerouveitis, RA-like symptoms

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scaly skin rash, inflamed DIP joints, eye pain

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psoriatic arthritis

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demographics, diagnostic criteria, and eye findings for TINU (tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome)

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  • adolescent girls and young women.
  • uveitis + elevated Cr + U/A abnormalities + systemic symptoms (fever, myalgias, etc)
  • bilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveitis with fibrin, posterior synechiae, large KP, and rarely a hypopyon
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HLA association for TINU?

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HLA-DRB1

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Intermittent episodes lasting from a few hours to a few days of eye pain, always in the same eye: Diagnosis, HLA association, proposed etiology

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  • glaucomatocyclitic crisis (Posner-Schlossman syndrome): recurrent unilateral uveitis with high IOP
  • HLA-B54
  • CMV infection
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2 types of lens-associated uveitis with etiology and findings

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  1. phacoantigenic uveitis: injury to lans capsule exposes lens material and leads to inflammation. IOP often elevated
  2. phacolytic uveitis: lens protein leaks through uninjured capsule, and macrophages swollen with lens protein clog TM and cause acutely increased IOP
14
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most common cause of UGH today

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one piece acrylic lens erroneously placed in sulcus

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IOL type and location of choice to avoid UGH

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one piece acrylic IOL in bag

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systemic, topical, and injectable drugs associated with drug-induced uveitis

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  • systemic: rifabutin, fluoroquinolones (esp moxi), sulfonamides, diethylcarbamazapine, OCPs, vaccines (BCG, influenza, PPD), etanercept
  • topical: metipranolol, anticholinesterase inhibitors prostaglandin F2 analogues
  • injectable: antibiotics, anti-VEGF, cidofovir, urokinase
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3 subsets of JIA with brief descriptions

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  1. Still disease: young children, fever + systemic illness, delayed joint involvement, uveitis rare
  2. Polyarticular: More than 4 joints. If RF-positive, may not get uveitis
  3. Oligoarticular (pauciarticular): 4 or fewer joints, vast majority of JIA-associated uveitis
    - -3a: young girls, ANA positive, chronic uveitis
    - -3b: older boys, HLA-B27+, acute and recurrent uveitis
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risk factors for development of uveitis in JIA

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female sex, ANA positivity, oligoarticular onset

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T or F regarding JIA:

  1. uveitis generally develops within 5-7 years of onset of joint disease
  2. eye is frequently white and asymptomatic
  3. long-term sequelae are rare
  4. there is generally correlation between joint and ocular inflammation
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  1. true
  2. true
  3. false
  4. false
20
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Frequency of ophthalmic exam for JIA patients?

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Every 3 months if:
- Oligo or polyarthritis, ANA positive, age of onset = 6 and disease duration = 4 years

Every 12 months if:

  • greater than 7 years disease duration
  • Stills disease variant
  • Oligo or polyarthritis, ANA positive, age of onset > 6 and disease duration > 4 years
  • Oligo or polyarthritis, ANA negative, age of onset > 6 or disease duration > 4 years

All others every 6 months

21
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IMT of choice in JIA

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once weekly methotrexate

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Guidelines fo IOL implants in JIA patients

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  1. acrylic IOLs only
  2. inflammation must be controlled for 3 months
  3. must use IMT pre and post-operatively
  4. close and long-term follow-up w/ low threshold for explantation
  5. treat band keratopathy prior to surgery
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unilateral stellate KP, PSC, and iris atrophy: diagnosis, proposed etiology, and treatment

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Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis. Rubella. Observation (self-limiting; generally don’t treat cell or use cycloplegics). Do well with cataract surgery

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snowballs v snowbanking

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snowballs: inflammatory cells clumping in vitreous
snowbanking: accumulation of cells at inferior pars plana; more severe

25
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major cause of vision loss in pars planitis

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CME

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T or F regarding pars planitis:

  1. usually bilateral
  2. bimodal distribution
  3. females affected more
  4. peripheral retinal phlebitis and retinal venous sheathing are common
  5. neovascularization at the inferior snowbank is very rare
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  1. true
  2. true
  3. false (no sex predilection)
  4. true
  5. false (10% get NV)
27
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DDx for pars planitis

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syphilis, lyme, TB, sarcoid, MS, toxocara, primary intraocular lymphoma

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3 types of clinical courses of pars planitis

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  1. self-limiting, benign course (10%)
  2. smoldering course with remissions and exacerbations (30%)
  3. prolonged course without exacerbations (60%)
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Treatment algorithm for pars planitis

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Goal is to treat CME. Without CME, treatment not necessarily needed

subtenons steroids –> intravitreal steroids –> systemic steroids –> IMT (and consider laser photocoagulation of snowbank and/or PPV if recalcitrant to IMT)

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most common type of MS-associated uveitis

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bilateral intermediate uveitis

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relative risk of uveitis in MS patients, and percent of MS patients who get uveitis?

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10 x more common. 30%

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HLA association of MS with uveitis?

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HLA-DR15

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retinal finding in MS

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periphlebitis (primarily affects veins)

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retinal/choroidal findings in SLE

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ischemic retinal vasculitis manifested by cotton wool spots, vascular occlusive disease and choroidopathy

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extraocular ophthalmic findings in SLE

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eyelid discoid lesions, secondary Sjogren’s, neuro-ophthalmologic findings (CN palsies, optic neuropathy, etc.; from vascular insults)

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fever, fatigue, and weight loss followed by wrist drop and foot drop: diagnosis, ocular findings, systemic findings

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  • polyarteritis nodosa.
  • retinal findings thath mimic hypertensive retinopathy. neuro-ophth issues 2/2 vasculitis
  • varied, to include renal problems, hypertension, cutaneous and GI involvement
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classic triad of granulomatosis with polyangiits

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necrotizing granulomatous inflammation of upper and lower respiratory tract, focal segmental glomerulonephritis, and necrotizing vasculitis of small arteries and veins

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most characteristic clinical feature of granulomatosis with polyangiits

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involvement of paranasal sinus (bloody rhinorrhea, sinus pain)

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bloody nasal discharge, dyspnea, polyarthritis, lower extremity purpura

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granulomatosis with polyangiits

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most common mechanism of orbital involvement of granulomatosis with polyangiits

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direct extension of inflammation from paranasal sinuses. can cause mass effect

41
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Laboratory test sensitive and specific for granulomatosis with polyangiits? For microscopic polyangiitis?

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c-ANCA (anti proteinase 3)

p-ANCA (anti myeloperoxidase)

42
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encephalopathy, hearing loss, and BRAOs

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SUSAC syndrome a.k.a. SICRET syndrome

43
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ovoid creamy lesions radiating from optic nerve

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Birdshot

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white dot syndromes that block early and stain late

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Birdshot, APMPPE, Serpiginous, MCP

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white dot syndromes that present acutely, are self-limiting, and generally have good prognosis without treatment

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APMPPE, PIC, MEWDS, ARPE

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whit dot syndromes with normal ERG? Which one has abnormal EOG

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serpiginous, PIC, ARPE

ARPE

47
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white dot syndromes that are unilateral

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MEWDS and ARPE (24% of AZOOR is unilateral. serpiginous is asymmetrically bilateral)

48
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rare but serious association of APMPPE?

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cerebral vasculitis

49
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HLA associations with APMPPE

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HLA-B7 and -DR2

50
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multiple, large, flat, yellow-white placoid lesions

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APMPPE

51
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gray-white lesions extending from optic nerve in geographic manner

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serpiginous choroiditis

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test to order in patient with serpiginous choroiditis

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PPD or quantiferon to rule out TB

53
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White dot syndromes that affect older patients? Affect females and males equally?

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Birdshot and serpiginous

APMPPE, serpiginous, ARPE

54
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small, punched out chorioretinal lesions with pigmented borders, as well as small creamy, nonpigmented lesions. with vitritis

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MCP (diagnosis of exclusion: must rule out sarcoid, syphilis, TB)

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white dot syndrome most associated with CNV

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PIC. also high in serpiginous

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main difference between MCP and PIC

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vitritis almost always in MCP but never in PIC

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white dot syndromes most associated with young, myopic females

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MCP, PIC, subretinal fibrosis and uveitis syndrome, MEWDS, AZOOR

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white dot syndrome with granular macular pigmentary change

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MEWDS

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white dot syndrome with punctate, wreath-like, late-staining perifoveal lesions on FA

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MEWDS

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white dot syndrome with normal fundus appearance

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AZOOR

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white dot syndrome with FAF showing lesion of hypoautofluoresence speckled with and bordered by hyperautofluorescence

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AZOOR

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ERG findings in AZOOR

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delayed 30-Hz-flicker ERG and reduction in EOG light rise (localizing pathology to RPE)

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differential for panuveitis

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VKH, SO, sarcoid, toxoplasma, toxocara, syphilis, Behcet’s

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% ocular involvement in sarcoid? what is most common ocular finding?

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50%. anterior uveitis

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acute presentation of erythema nodosum, febrile arthropathy, bilateral hilar adenopathy, and acute iritis

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Lofgren syndrome (subset of acute sarcoid)

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acute presentation of uveitis, parotitis, fever, facial nerve palsy

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Herrfordt syndrome (subset of acute sarcoid)

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major cause of morbidity in sarcoid

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pulmonary disease

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slit lamp findings in sarcoidosis

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anterior cell, mutton fat KP, iris nodules (Berlin at angle, Busacca midstromal, Koeppe at pupil margin), snowballs in vitreous

69
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candlewax drippings along retinal venules

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sarcoid

70
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strong family history of granulomatous disease presenting in childhood?

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Blau syndrome: familial juvenile systemic granulomatosis

71
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best initial test to screen for sarcoid in suspected patients

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CXR

72
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classic histology of sarcoid

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noncaseating granulomas

73
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most common risk factor for sympathetic ophthalmia

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intraocular surgery (especially vitreoretinal surgery).
trauma has higher risk but is less common
74
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yellowish-white, midequatorial lesions in sympathetic ophthalmia. diagnosis and histology

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Dalen-Fuchs nodules (clusters of epithelioid cells between RPE and Bruchs)

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pattern of inflammation in sympathetic ophthalmia

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bilateral, diffuse, non-necrotizing granulomatous panuveitis that classically spares the choriocapillaris in the early stage

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FA pattern for sympathetic ophthalmia

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chorioretinal lesions that block early and stain late

77
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definitive prevention of sympathetic ophthalmia, and indications

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enucleation (not evisceration), generally within 2 weeks of initial trauma or surgery. indicated with grossly deformed or painful eye with no vision

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HLA association for sympathetic ophthalmia and VKH

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HLA-DR4

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ethnicities with higher prevalence of VKH

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Asian, Asian Indian, Native American, Hispanic, MIddle Eastern. (Rare in whites and sub-Saharan Africans)

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what are the four stages of VKH

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prodromal, acute uveitic, convalescent, and chronic recurrent

81
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classic retinal finding in acute uveitic phase of VKH

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multiple serous retinal detachments

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In what stage of VKH does skin and hair depigmentation occur?

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convalescent

83
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perilimbal vitilligo in VKH

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Sugiura sign

84
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pale disc in background of bright red-orange choroid

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sunset-glow fundus appearance in VKH (appears in convalescent stage)

85
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extraocular findings in VKH

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hearing loss, vitiligo, allopecia, poliosis

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chronic recurrent stage of VKH

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repeated bouts of anterior uveitis

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major criteria for Behcet’s

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ocular inflammation, oral ulcers, genital ulcers, characteristic skin lesions (erythema nodosum, acbe, folliculitis)

88
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most frequent finding in Behctet’s

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oral aphthous ulcers

89
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what is cutaneous pathergy

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sterile ulcer formed at the site of venipuncture. 40% occurrence in Behcet’s but not specific

90
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most serious manifestations of Behcet’s?

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neurologic involvement

91
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pattern of ocular inflammation in Behcet’s

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bilateral, necrotizing, diffuse, nongranulomatous obliterative vasculitis or arteries and veins in any uveal tissue

92
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explosive onset eye pain with hypopyon in eye with previous bouts of inflammation

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Behcet’s

93
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HLA association with Behcet’s

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HLA-B51

94
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Matching: Birdshot/Serpiginous v CNV/CME

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Birdshot: CME
Serpiginous: CNV