Persistent intraocular rubella infection in a patient with Fuchs' uveitis and congenital rubella syndrome

Winchester, Stephen A; Varga, Zsolt; Parmar, Dipak; Brown, Kevin E

doi:10.1128/JCM.03239-12

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Persistent intraocular rubella infection in a patient with Fuchs' uveitis and congenital rubella syndrome

Contributeurs/tricesWinchester, Stephen A; Varga, Zsolt; Parmar, Dipak; Brown, Kevin E

Publié dansJournal of clinical microbiology, vol. 51, no. 5, p. 1622-1624

Date de publication2013

Résumé

There is growing evidence for the role of rubella virus in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome (FUS). This report is the first to show persistent intraocular rubella virus in a 28-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), who presented with blurred vision and was diagnosed with FUS.

Mots-clés

Adult
Antibodies
Viral/analysis
Aqueous Humor/virology
Cataract/complications
Cataract Extraction
Eye Infections
Viral/complications/virology
Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy/complications
Humans
Male
RNA
Viral/isolation & purification
Rubella Syndrome
Congenital/complications
Rubella virus/genetics/immunology/isolation & purification

Structure d'affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

Groupe de recherche

Ophtalmologie expérimentale (925)

Citation (format ISO)

WINCHESTER, Stephen A et al. Persistent intraocular rubella infection in a patient with Fuchs” uveitis and congenital rubella syndrome. In: Journal of clinical microbiology, 2013, vol. 51, n° 5, p. 1622–1624. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03239-12

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PID : unige:90377
DOI : 10.1128/JCM.03239-12
PMID : 23426927

ISSN du journal0095-1137

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Persistent intraocular rubella infection in a patient with Fuchs' uveitis and congenital rubella syndrome

There is growing evidence for the role of rubella virus in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome (FUS). This report is the first to show persistent intraocular rubella virus in a 28-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), who presented with blurred vision and was diagnosed with FUS.

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