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Turning a blind eye: HTLV-1-associated uveitis in Indigenous adults from Central Australia.
- Source :
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International ophthalmology [Int Ophthalmol] 2018 Oct; Vol. 38 (5), pp. 2159-2162. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jul 28. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Purpose: We describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection.<br />Methods: Case report.<br />Results: Uveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high HTLV-1c proviral loads in peripheral blood. Visual outcomes were poor in each case.<br />Conclusion: Clinicians should be aware of HTLV-1c infection as a cause of uveitis in Australia, and HTLV-1 serology should be included in the basic uveitis work-up in HTLV-1-endemic areas.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Australia epidemiology
Blindness diagnosis
Blindness ethnology
Disease Progression
Eye Infections, Viral ethnology
Eye Infections, Viral virology
HTLV-I Infections ethnology
HTLV-I Infections virology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Uveitis ethnology
Uveitis virology
Blindness etiology
Eye Infections, Viral complications
HTLV-I Infections complications
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Uveitis complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-2630
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International ophthalmology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28755019
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0659-3