title: Role of viruses in uveitis.
abstract: The viruses and related organisms, which have been either demonstrated or suspected as the origin of various forms of uveitis, cause mostly morphologically non-specific disease. On the other hand, unidentified viruses have been supposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of well-defined systemic diseases complicated by uveitis. The syndromes in which the uveitis has a specific clinical appearance are briefly presented, including the available laboratory techniques, and their diagnostic value is discussed. In most cases, however, the determination of the responsible virus remains very difficult.
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections; D006561:Herpes Simplex; D006801:Humans; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections; D012282:Rickettsia Infections; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases