title: Leukemic infiltrate versus anterior uveitis.
abstract: Anterior segment leukemic infiltrate (ASLI) is rare; it is found in 0.5% to 2.5% of all leukemic relapses. Its clinical manifestations, at times, are similar to those of anterior uveitis (AU). We report the cases of three patients, all of whom had ASLI as their primary manifestation of relapse. We observed some major clinical differences between ASLI and AU that may help differentiate these two conditions without using anterior chamber paracentesis and/or iris biopsy. The development of resistance to leukemic therapy is the major factor in treatment failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz Un Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Badeeb
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Farwan
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tashkandi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marzouki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017254:Leukemic Infiltration; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000473:pathology*