Sympathetic ophthalmia: a review of literature
| Autor: | Vikas Aneja, Sathya Kumar Devireddy, R. V. Kishore Kumar, Raja Sekhar Gali, Nemaly Chaithanyaa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
genetic structures Ophthalmia Disease Eye Enucleation Pathology and Forensic Medicine Adrenal Cortex Hormones medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Dentistry (miscellaneous) business.industry Sympathetic ophthalmia Panuveitis Soft tissue medicine.disease eye diseases Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Ophthalmia Sympathetic Oral Surgery business Immunosuppressive Agents Uveitis Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 113:172-176 |
| ISSN: | 2212-4403 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.01.036 |
| Popis: | Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), also known assympathetic uveitis, is a rare bilateral granulomatous panuveitis that occurs after a penetrating injury to an eye. After injury from either surgery or accident, a variable period of time passes before a sight-threatening inflammation develops in both the eyes. The disease usually responds rapidly to corticosteroid therapy, but recalcitrant cases may require the addition of other immunosuppressive agents. A severely injured eye with no prognosis for vision should be enucleated within 2 weeks of injury to prevent SO. The purpose of this article is to highlight the risks of SO associated with the orbital fractures involving soft tissue components of the orbit. Though unusual, a maxillofacial surgeon, while operating on the orbital walls involving the soft tissue disruption, has to be aware of this condition so that the postoperative complications related to vision can be avoided. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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