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Anterior chamber paracentesis to improve diagnosis and treatment of infectious uveitis in South Africa.
Schaftenaar, Erik; Lecuona, Karin; Baarsma, Seerp; Meenken, Christina; Verjans, Georges; McIntyre, James; Peters, Remco.
Afiliação
  • Schaftenaar E; Anova Health Institute 21 Peace Street 0850 Tzaneen South Africa.. e.schaftenaar@oogziekenhuis.nl.
S Afr Med J ; 105(8): 628-30, 2015 Sep 22.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26449700
ABSTRACT
Infectious uveitis is a significant cause of blindness in South Africa, especially among HIV-infected individuals. The visual outcome of uveitis depends on early clinical and laboratory diagnosis to guide therapeutic intervention. Analyses of aqueous humor, obtained by anterior chamber paracentesis, directs the differential diagnosis in infectious uveitis. However, although safe and potentially cost-effective, diagnostic anterior chamber paracentesis is not common practice in ophthalmic care across Africa. We seek to draw attention to this important procedure that could improve the diagnosis and prognosis of infectious uveitis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Uveíte / Paracentese / Câmara Anterior Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Uveíte / Paracentese / Câmara Anterior Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Africa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article