title: The intraocular CD4/CD8 ratio in a black South African patient with Behçet's disease uveitis.
abstract: A 33-year-old black South African male patient was referred to our uveitis service with a 5-year history of panuveitis refractory to treatment. He had an associated history of recurrent mouth and genital ulcers, predating the uveitis history by about 2 years. The measurement of his intraocular CD4/CD8 ratio helped make a diagnosis of Behçet's disease uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. makgotloe@gmail.com.
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authors.lastname: Makgotloe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000166:cytology*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D044383:Black People; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013019:South Africa; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone