Acute anterior uveitis in a child with HLA-B60 after Salmonella enteritis associated with the transient appearance of auto-antibody.
A Japanese girl with HLA-B60, but not B27, who developed acute anterior uveitis after Salmonella enteritis is described. There was no evidence of arthritis or urethritis during this episode. This is the first report that acute anterior uveitis after Salmonella enteritis was associated with the transient appearance of auto-antibody in the serum at an early period.
Aihara
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Department of Pediatrics, Urafune Hospital of Yokohama City, University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimizu
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Fujiwara
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Y
Yokota
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D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis / Q000276:immunology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000276:immunology*
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D001323:Autoantibodies; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; C081918:HLA-B60 antigen