title: Leptospiral uveitis - there is more to it than meets the eye!
abstract: Leptospirosis, caused by pathogenic species of genus Leptospira, is a highly prevalent zoonotic disease throughout many parts of the world, and an important emerging disease within the United States. Uveitis is a common complication of systemic infection in humans. A similar condition in horses is characterized by recurrent bouts of inflammation. In this article, we review advances in our understanding of leptospiral uveitis and its pathogenic mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA. ashutosh.verma@uky.edu
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authors.lastname: Verma
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authors.lastname: Stevenson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology