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- Title
HTLV-1 uveitis in Colombia, an underrecognized complication of a hitherto neglected condition: a case series.
- Authors
Villamil-Gomez, Wilmer; Torres, Jaime R.; Rojas-Hernández, Juan; Merlano, Jose Ignacio Restom; Vergara-Corena, Jairo; Salgado, Patricia; Viloria-Ruiz, Jorge; Castro, Alvaro; Cabrera Lasso, Andrés Mauricio; Gotuzzo, Eduardo
- Abstract
Three Colombian patients with chronic HTLV-1 infection and severe intermediate and/or posterior uveitis are described. In one case, retinal ablation was necessary due to extensive peripheral degeneration, while the other two were successfully managed with local anti-inflammatory therapy. Gradual resolution of ocular findings was observed in all three patients on follow-up. Uveitis is a rarely recognized late complication of this infection, which represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians in endemic countries. The real extension of HTLV-1 prevalence in Colombia and the frequency of its ophthalmologic complications remain to be determined.
- Publication
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
2049-9361
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/20499361231165864