Diseases

Panuveitis

Inflammation in which both the anterior and posterior segments of the uvea are involved and a specific focus is not apparent. It is often severe and extensive and a serious threat to vision. Causes include systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and syphilis, as well as malignancies. The intermediate segment of the eye is not involved.

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Inflammation in which both the anterior and posterior segments of the uvea are involved and a specific focus is not apparent. It is often severe and extensive and a serious threat to vision. Causes include systemic diseases such as tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, and syphilis, as well as malignancies. The intermediate segment of the eye is not involved.

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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inflamm of anterior & posterior uvea

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  • Uveitis (1977-1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Panuveitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015864. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015864
  2. Panuveitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panuveitis
  3. Panuveitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554228