28.07.2017 | Case Report
Turning a blind eye: HTLV-1-associated uveitis in Indigenous adults from Central Australia
verfasst von:
Rusheng Chew, Timothy Henderson, Jaskirat Aujla, Eline Whist, Lloyd Einsiedel
Erschienen in:
International Ophthalmology
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Ausgabe 5/2018
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Abstract
Purpose
We describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection.
Results
Uveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high HTLV-1c proviral loads in peripheral blood. Visual outcomes were poor in each case.
Conclusion
Clinicians should be aware of HTLV-1c infection as a cause of uveitis in Australia, and HTLV-1 serology should be included in the basic uveitis work-up in HTLV-1-endemic areas.