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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]

Overview

A complete medical history and comprehensive eye examination must be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to properly diagnosis uveitis. Eye examination of patients with uveitis is usually remarkable for eye redness and increased or decreased intraocular pressure. Depending on the affected anatomy of the uvea, "snowbanking" or optic disc edema may be seen on dilated fundus exam, and mutton fat keratic precipitates on slit lamp test may also be appreciated.[1][2] A complete physical examination can provide insight into the cause, and associated underlying conditions.

Physical examination

A complete medical history and comprehensive eye examination must be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to properly diagnosis uveitis. A thorough physical examination can provide insight into the cause, and associated underlying conditions. The following findings may be found on physical examination:[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Organ System Findings Suggestive of
General Appearance Ill-appearing Infectious or Inflammatory/Autoimmune etiology
Masquerade syndromes
Vital Signs Fever Infectious or Inflammatory/Autoimmune etiology
Tachycardia Infectious or Inflammatory/Autoimmune etiology
Tachypnea Infectious etiology
Skin Pallor Anemia of chronic disease from any inflammatory condition
Anemia of blood loss from inflammatory bowel disease
Skin lesions
(e.g., Erythema nodosum, Rash, etc.)
Sarcoidosis
TINU syndrome
Behcet's disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Eyes Eye redness Anterior uveitis, Panuveitis
Increased intraocular pressure Chronic anterior uveitis, Posterior, Intermediate or Panuveitis
Decreased intraocular pressure Acute anterior uveitis
"Snowbanking" on dilated fundus exam Intermediate uveitis, pars planitis
Mutton Fat keratic precipitates Granulomatous etiology (e.g., Sarcoid uveitis, Tuberculous uveitis)
Optic disc edema Posterior uveitis, panuveitis
Ears Tinnitus Multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis
Neck Neck stiffness Ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies
Lungs Cough Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis
Hemoptysis Tuberculosis, Sarcoidosis
Heart Arrhythmia Behcet's disease, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis
Murmur Behcet's disease, Sarcoidosis, Anemia
Abdomen Abdominal Tenderness Inflammatory bowel disease, Behcet's disease
Palpable abdominal mass Inflammatory bowel disease, Behcet's disease
Hematochezia on rectal exam Inflammatory bowel disease
Back Tenderness over lumbosacaral spine Ankylosing spondylitis
Decreased range of motion of spine Ankylosing spondylitis
Genitourinary Genital ulceration Behcet's disease
Genital warts Syphilitis uveitis
Genital vesicular lesions Herpitic uveitis
Extremities Joint stiffness and swelling Seronegative spondyloarthropathies, HLA-B27 related uveitis, Reiter's syndrome
Neurological Parasthesia Syphilis, multiple sclerosis
Gait abnormalities/Ataxia Syphilis, multiple sclerosis
Cranial nerve abnormalities Sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis

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  18. American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeWiki TB Uveitis (2015)http://eyewiki.aao.org/Tuberculosis_Uveitis
  19. American Academy of Ophthalmology EyeWiki Syphilitic Uveitis (2015)http://eyewiki.aao.org/Syphilitic_Uveitis
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