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

Scientific article

English

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

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

Published inJournal of clinical microbiology, vol. 51, no. 5, p. 1622-1624

Publication date2013

Abstract

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.

Keywords

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

Affiliation entities

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

Research groups

Ophtalmologie expérimentale (925)

Citation (ISO format)

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

Article (Published version)

Identifiers

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

Journal ISSN0095-1137

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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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