Abstract
2/2008
vol. 110
Review article
Non-malignant Uveitis Masquerade Syndromes
- Department of Ophthalmology, Clinic of Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
Online publish date: 2008/06/25
The Uveitis Masquerade Syndromes (UMS) are a group of ocular diseases that mimic chronic intraocular inflammation. Many non-malignant conditions may result in an appearance mimicking an uveitis. The authors review most common non-malignant conditions which may be considered masquerades such as: retained intraocular foreign body, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, myopic degeneration, pigment dispersion syndrome, ocular ischemic syndrome, infectious intraocular inflammation, retinitis pigmentosa, multiple sclerosis and drug and post-vaccination reactions.
Keywords
masquerade syndrome, chronic intraocular inflammation
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