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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 5/2018

01-10-2018 | Case Report

Turning a blind eye: HTLV-1-associated uveitis in Indigenous adults from Central Australia

Authors: Rusheng Chew, Timothy Henderson, Jaskirat Aujla, Eline Whist, Lloyd Einsiedel

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 5/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

We describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection.

Methods

Case report.

Results

Uveitis 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.

Conclusion

Clinicians 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.
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Metadata
Title
Turning a blind eye: HTLV-1-associated uveitis in Indigenous adults from Central Australia
Authors
Rusheng Chew
Timothy Henderson
Jaskirat Aujla
Eline Whist
Lloyd Einsiedel
Publication date
01-10-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 5/2018
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0659-3

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