Aetiology
- idiopathic - most common cause of acute anterior uveitis
- autoimmune:
- ankylosing spondylitis (HLA B27)
- chronic stage of Reiter's disease
- sarcoidosis
- Behcet's disease (HLA B5)
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- lens - induced uveitis
- psoriasis
N.B. In the UK, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's disease and sarcoidosis are the most common causes of acute anterior uveitis. Sarcoidosis is also the most common cause of a chronic presentation. About 20% of children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis develop chronic anterior uveitis.
- infections, particularly:
- syphilis
- tuberculosis
- herpes simplex / zoster
- adenovirus
- malignancy:
- retinoblastoma
- leukaemia
- lymphoma
- malignant melanoma
- other:
- trauma
- retinal detachment
- Fuch's heterochromic iridocyclitis
Reference:
- Jackson TL. Moorfields manual of ophthalmology. 3rd ed. London: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers; 2019.
Related pages
- Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)
- Reiter's syndrome
- Sarcoidosis
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)
- Crohn's disease
- Behcet's syndrome
- Auxiliary partial orthoptic liver transplantation
- Psoriasis
- Syphilis
- Tuberculosis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Herpes simplex
- Shingles (zoster)
- Adenoviruses
- Retinoblastoma
- Leukaemia
- Lymphoma
- Malignant melanoma (intraocular)
- Retinal detachment
- Heterochromic uveitis
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