title: [Uveitis in patients with HIV infection].
abstract: We carried out a retrospective analysis of 581 patients with uveitis seen over an 11-year period, to determine the prevalence of HIV infection in these patients and to look for associated diseases and the possible causes of uveitis in HIV-infected patients. All patients underwent routine eye examination and most also underwent a general examination and complementary tests. The prevalence of HIV infection was 14.3% (89 patients). Anterior uveitis (62%) was the most frequent, followed by posterior uveitis (22%), panuveitis (12%) and intermediate uveitis (4%). Associated conditions or causes were identified in 88% of the HIV-infected patients, with herpes zoster ophthalmicus the most frequent (43 %), followed by tuberculosis (16%), CMV infection (12%) and toxoplasmosis (10%). Thus, uveitis in HIV-infected patients is frequently associated with opportunistic infections.
authors: Service d'ophtalmologie, Cliniques universitaires de Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo. jcmwanza@hotmail.com
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Mwanza
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Kayembe
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014126:Toxoplasmosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015867:Uveitis, Intermediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015866:Uveitis, Posterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity