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PurposeWe describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection.MethodsCase report.ResultsUveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high… Click to show full abstract
PurposeWe describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection.MethodsCase report.ResultsUveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high HTLV-1c proviral loads in peripheral blood. Visual outcomes were poor in each case.ConclusionClinicians should be aware of HTLV-1c infection as a cause of uveitis in Australia, and HTLV-1 serology should be included in the basic uveitis work-up in HTLV-1-endemic areas.
Keywords:
htlv associated;
associated uveitis;
turning blind;
eye htlv;
blind eye
Journal Title: International Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: International Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2017
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