[New clinical forms and diagnosis of ophthalmic chlamydiosis].
The paper deals with new clinical forms of ophthalmoclamidiosis involving lesions to the choroids, retina, optic nerve and cornea. Uveitis and scleritis were found in 73.5% and 26.5%, respectively. Iridocyclitis and paneveitis prevailed in cases of uveitis. Forty-two patients, aged 3 to 53, were followed up. Bilateral ocular lesions were registered in 67% of them. The progression, clinical course and outcomes of the disease were investigated by using the up-to-date laboratory-and-immunologic methods. Direct immunofluorescence and polymerase chain reaction, when used alongside with serological examinations, were found to be most informative. A combination of ophthalmoclamidiosis with urogenital pathologies was registered in 76% of patients.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004585:Electrooculography; D004596:Electroretinography; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019085:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008219:Lymphogranuloma Venereum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015423:Scleritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014792:Visual Acuity