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Recurrent bilateral retinal vasculitis as a manifestation of post-streptococcal uveitis syndrome

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dc.contributor.author이성철-
dc.contributor.author한진우-
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-10T06:36:46Z-
dc.date.available2018-05-10T06:36:46Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.issn1011-8942-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/158303-
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of post-streptococcal uveitis mainly presenting with bilateral recurrent retinal vasculitis in Korea. A 14-year-old Asian female presented with decreased visual acuity of 20 / 30 in the right eye and 20 / 25 in the left eye. The patient had a history of glomerulonephritis nine months before onset of uveitis. The manifestation of uveitis was predominantly retinal vasculitis. We presumed post-streptococcal uveitis because probable streptococcal infection was confirmed by anti-streptolysin O titer elevation. With topical and oral steroid treatments, the patient experienced complete vision recovery. Post-streptococcal uveitis occurs rarely and mostly involves young patients in the form of non-granulomatous anterior uveitis. However, as this case shows, it may primarily involve the posterior uvea without anterior inflammation and may recur.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherKJO-
dc.relation.isPartOfKorean Journal of Ophthalmology-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/-
dc.subject.MESHAdolescent-
dc.subject.MESHDiagnosis, Differential-
dc.subject.MESHFemale-
dc.subject.MESHHumans-
dc.subject.MESHRecurrence-
dc.subject.MESHRetinal Vasculitis/drug therapy-
dc.subject.MESHRetinal Vasculitis/microbiology*-
dc.subject.MESHSteroids/therapeutic use-
dc.subject.MESHStreptococcal Infections/diagnosis*-
dc.subject.MESHUveitis/drug therapy-
dc.subject.MESHUveitis/microbiology*-
dc.subject.MESHVisual Acuity-
dc.titleRecurrent bilateral retinal vasculitis as a manifestation of post-streptococcal uveitis syndrome-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Ophthalmology-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJinu Han-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSung Chul Lee-
dc.contributor.googleauthorWon Kyung Song-
dc.identifier.doi10.3341/kjo.2012.26.4.309-
dc.contributor.localIdA02873-
dc.contributor.localIdA04329-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ02931-
dc.identifier.eissn2092-9382-
dc.identifier.pmid22870033-
dc.subject.keywordAntistreptolysin-
dc.subject.keywordStreptococcus-
dc.subject.keywordUveitis-
dc.subject.keywordVasculitis-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameLee, Sung Chul-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameHan, Jin U-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorLee, Sung Chul-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorHan, Jin U-
dc.citation.volume26-
dc.citation.number4-
dc.citation.startPage309-
dc.citation.endPage311-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationKorean Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol.26(4) : 309-311, 2012-
dc.identifier.rimsid40678-
dc.type.rimsART-
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