title: Uveitis in Children: Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: Uveitis is a term used to describe inflammation of uvea, which is the middle layer of eye. It is an important cause of blindness in children in both developed and developing countries. Delayed diagnosis, inadequate treatment and risk of amblyopia are some of the factors that are unique to childhood uveitis and are responsible for significant morbidity seen with this disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK. avramanan@hotmail.com.|Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK. avramanan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ramanan
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D006801:Humans; D014605:Uveitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis; Methotrexate; Uveitis