Non-malignant uveitis masquerade syndromes

Klin Oczna. 2008;110(4-6):203-6.

Abstract

The Uveitis Masquerade Syndromes (UMS) are a group of ocular diseases that mimic chronic intraocular inflammation. Many non-malignant conditions may result in an appearance mimicking an uveitis. The authors review most common non-malignant conditions which may be considered masquerades such as: retained intraocular foreign body, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, myopic degeneration, pigment dispersion syndrome, ocular ischemic syndrome, infectious intraocular inflammation, retinitis pigmentosa, multiple sclerosis and drug and post-vaccination reactions.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
  • Exfoliation Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / diagnosis
  • Multiple Sclerosis / diagnosis
  • Myopia, Degenerative / diagnosis
  • Pigment Epithelium of Eye / pathology
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / diagnosis
  • Uveitis / diagnosis*
  • Vaccination / adverse effects
  • Visual Acuity