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Uveitis

A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Intraocular Inflammation

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. George N. Papaliodis

    1. Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA

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  • Provides a practical guide for the treatment of uveitis and intraocular inflammatory diseases

  • Written and edited by leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, rheumatology, internal medicine, infectious disease, and oncology

  • Some of the topics discussed include signs and symptoms of uveitis, clinical approaches to the patient, medical and surgical therapies, and neoplastic and infectious diseases masquerading as uveitis

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. General Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 3-7

    3. Approach to the Laboratory, Imaging, and Molecular Work-up for Uveitis

      • Bradley A. Hansen, Sarkis H. Soukiasian
      Pages 9-34

  3. Causes-Infectious Uveitis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
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    2. Bartonella

      • Humzah Nasir, George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 37-39

    3. Candida

      • Sonam Dilwali, George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 41-43

    4. CMV Retinitis

      • Avni Patel, Lucy Young
      Pages 45-52

    5. Herpes Simplex and Herpes Zoster

      • Thomas Flynn, Jessica Ackert
      Pages 53-62

    6. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

      • Nathan Scott
      Pages 63-66

    7. Measles

      • Milka C. Nova
      Pages 67-69

    8. Pneumocystis Jiroveci

      • George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 71-72

    9. Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome

      • Lindsay Grotting
      Pages 73-79

    10. Rubella

      • George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 81-83

    11. Syphilis

      • Miriam B. Barshak, Marlene L. Durand
      Pages 85-88

    12. Ocular Toxocariasis

      • Sonia Utley, George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 89-91

    13. Ocular Toxoplasmosis

      • Jay Wang, Eleni Konstantinou, Demetrios G. Vavvas
      Pages 93-105

    14. Tuberculosis

      • Soumyava Basu, Narsing A. Rao
      Pages 107-116

    15. Whipple’s Disease

      • George N. Papaliodis
      Pages 117-118

  4. Causes-Inflammatory Uveitis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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About this book

Written as a practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of uveitis, this text provides uveitis specialists, practicing ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents and fellows with the appropriate diagnostic testing and evidenced-based therapeutic options for managing patients afflicted with these conditions. Written and edited by leaders in the fields of ophthalmology, rheumatology, internal medicine, infectious disease, and oncology, each chapter addresses the latest advances in the field: from the advent of PCR technology, intraocular depot steroid implants, neoplastic and infectious diseases masquerading as uveitis, and the use of systemic immunomoduatory therapies (including biologic agents/humanized monoclonal antibodies).

Editors and Affiliations

  • Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA

    George N. Papaliodis

About the editor

Dr. George Papaliodis is Director of the Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and a Diplomate of the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology. He is also an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and specializes in immunology and uveitis cataracts.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Uveitis

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Intraocular Inflammation

  • Editors: George N. Papaliodis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • License: CC BY

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09125-9Published: 13 February 2017

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09126-6Published: 03 February 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 371

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

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