Clinical & experimental ophthalmology
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Clin. Experiment. Ophthalmol. · Apr 2019
ReviewEmerging infectious uveitis: Chikungunya, dengue, Zika and Ebola: A review.
Recently recognized forms of uveitis include intraocular inflammations that occur during or following one of several emerging infectious diseases: chikungunya fever, dengue, Zika virus disease and Ebola virus disease. Anterior, intermediate, posterior and pan-uveitis have been described in individuals infected with chikungunya virus. ⋯ There are no specific anti-viral drugs for these forms of uveitis, and thus treatment is largely supportive. In this article, we summarize the systemic infectious diseases and virology, and describe the clinical presentations, outcomes and management of emerging viral forms of uveitis.