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Mimickers of anterior uveitis, scleritis and misdiagnoses- tips and tricks for the cornea specialist

par Caplash, Sonny;Paez-Escamilla, Manuel;Westcott, Mark;Dansingani, Kunal K.K.;Indermill, Chad;Kisma, Nacima ;Frau, Eric;Sahel, José Alain;Bodaghi, Bahram;Jhanji, Vishal;Errera, Marie Helene
Référence Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection, 14, 1, 14
Publication Publié, 2024-12

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Background: Anterior uveitis, inflammation of the anterior chamber and related structures, is a cohort of diseases that can present to almost any general or sub-specialty Ophthalmology practice. Its features classically involve anterior chamber cell and flare. Below the surface of these two signs exist a panoply of diagnoses. Body: The purpose of this review is to provide a general framework for diagnoses of anterior uveitis that are often missed as well as non-uveitic pathologies that often mimic anterior uveitis. Diagnostic deviation in either direction can have vision-threatening and rarely life-threatening consequences for patients. Using a comprehensive literature review we have collected a broad spectrum of etiologies of anterior uveitis that are easily missed and non-uveitic pathologies that can masquerade as anterior uveitis. Conclusions: We present a focused review on specific misdiagnosed anterior uveitis pathologies and some of the conditions that can masquerade as anterior uveitis and scleritis.