UMEM Educational Pearls

Title: Uveitis and Iritis

Keywords: Uveitis, Iritis (PubMed Search)

Posted: 1/16/2010 by Michael Bond, MD
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Iritis is a common diagnosis in the ED, but did you know it was actually a subset of Uveitis.

Uveitis is an inflammation of one or all parts of the uveal tract which consists of the iris, the ciliary body, and the choroid.

The subsets of uveitis are:

anterior
confined to the iris and anterior chamber -- iritis
confined to the iris, anterior chamber, and ciliary body -- iridocyclitis.
Posterior uveitis -- choroiditis and chorioretinitis, is uncommon, with the exception of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in patients with AIDS.

Treatment of iritis and uveitis next week.

References

Emedicine Iritis and Uveitis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/798323-overview