Rusheng Chew1,2,3, Timothy Henderson4, Jaskirat Aujla4, Eline Whist4, Lloyd Einsiedel5,6. 1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Alice Springs Hospital, PO Box 2234, Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia. 2. Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia. 3. Mayne Medical School, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT, Australia. 5. Department of Infectious Diseases, Alice Springs Hospital, PO Box 2234, Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia. Lloyd.einsiedel@nt.gov.au. 6. Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Central Australia, Alice Springs, NT, Australia. Lloyd.einsiedel@nt.gov.au.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Uveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high HTLV-1c proviral loads in peripheral blood. Visual outcomes were poor in each case. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should be aware of HTLV-1c infection as a cause of uveitis in Australia, and HTLV-1 serology should be included in the basic uveitis work-up in HTLV-1-endemic areas.
PURPOSE: We describe the first two cases of HTLV-1 associated uveitis to be associated with HTLV-1c subtype infection. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS:Uveitis was demonstrated in two Indigenous Australian men, both of whom had high HTLV-1c proviral loads in peripheral blood. Visual outcomes were poor in each case. CONCLUSION: Clinicians should be aware of HTLV-1c infection as a cause of uveitis in Australia, and HTLV-1 serology should be included in the basic uveitis work-up in HTLV-1-endemic areas.
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Central Australia; HTLV-1; Indigenous; Uveitis
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