Sarcoidosis-Related Uveitis : A Review

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that involves the eyes in 10-55% of cases, sometimes without systemic involvement. All eye structures can be affected, but uveitis is the most common ocular manifestation and causes vision loss. The typical ophthalmological appearance of these uveitis is granulomatous (in cases with anterior involvement), which are usually bilateral and with synechiae. Posterior involvement includes vitritis, vasculitis and choroidal lesions. Tuberculosis is a classic differential diagnosis to be wary of, especially in people who have spent time in endemic areas. The diagnosis is based on histology with the presence of non-caseating epithelioid granulomas. However, due to the technical difficulty and yield of biopsies, the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis is often based on clinico-radiological features. The international criteria for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis have recently been revised. Corticosteroids remain the first-line treatment for sarcoidosis, but up to 30% of patients require high doses, justifying the use of corticosteroid-sparing treatments. In these cases, immunosuppressive treatments such as methotrexate may be introduced. More recent biotherapies such as anti-TNF are also very effective (as they are in other non-infectious uveitis etiologies).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 9 vom: 29. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Giorgiutti, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Jacquot, Robin [VerfasserIn]
El Jammal, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Bert, Arthur [VerfasserIn]
Jamilloux, Yvan [VerfasserIn]
Kodjikian, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Sève, Pascal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Granuloma
Journal Article
Ocular sarcoidosis
Review
Sarcoidosis
Uveitis

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Date Revised 15.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12093194

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NLM356794105