Bilateral Herpes Simplex Uveitis: Review of the Literature and Own Reports‏

Alejandra de-la-Torre; Juanita Valdes-Camacho; C. Stephen Foster

doi:10.3109/09273948.2016.1142572

Bilateral Herpes Simplex Uveitis: Review of the Literature and Own Reports‏

Título traducido de la contribución: Uveítis bilateral por Herpes simple: revisión de la literatura y reportes propios

Alejandra de-la-Torre, Juanita Valdes-Camacho, C. Stephen Foster

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Propósito: la uveítis asociada al Herpes simple generalmente se considera una enfermedad ocular unilateral, y rara vez se incluye en el diagnóstico diferencial siempre que exista afectación bilateral. Presentamos tres casos de uveítis anterior herpética bilateral. Métodos: se evaluaron tres pacientes que presentaban manifestaciones clínicas de uveítis bilateral sugestiva de origen viral. Resultados: encontramos hipertensión intraocular, células en la cámara anterior, midriasis paralítica, atrofia del iris con defectos de transiluminación y celularidad vítrea anterior variable. De acuerdo con los hallazgos clínicos, respaldados por títulos de anticuerpos específicos contra el herpes y resultados de PCR con humor acuoso en dos de ellos, se les diagnosticó uveítis herpética anterior bilateral. Conclusiones: Nuestros pacientes inicialmente fueron mal diagnosticados con uveítis no infecciosa y fueron tratados con medicamentos inmunomoduladores, lo que podría haber favorecido la extensión de la infección bilateralmente. Aunque es poco frecuente, la uveítis herpética bilateral siempre debe considerarse en el diagnóstico diferencial, cuando los pacientes presentan uveítis hipertensiva en ambos ojos

Título traducido de la contribución	Uveítis bilateral por Herpes simple: revisión de la literatura y reportes propios
Idioma original	Inglés estadounidense
Páginas (desde-hasta)	1-6
Número de páginas	6
Publicación	Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Volumen	25
N.º	4
Fecha en línea anticipada	mar. 20 2016
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2016.1142572
Estado	Publicada - ene. 1 2017

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