A patient with intermediate uveitis was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 9 years later.
[A NEW MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS DIAGNOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH INTERMEDIATE UVEITIS].
Tom Kozlovsky … Asaf Bar
Harefuah · Mar 2025
Background
Uveitis is a group of about 30 intra-ocular inflammatory diseases; multiple sclerosis (multiple sclerosis) is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (central nervous system).
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Results
9
years
time from uveitis diagnosis to multiple sclerosis diagnosis
More results
Intermediate uveitis has been reported to be the most common type of uveitis in association with multiple sclerosis.
The mechanism associating multiple sclerosis and uveitis is not clear, but previous data suggest a genetic predisposition may play a role.
More results
This observation may be attributed to early immunomodulatory treatment given to those patients to treat uveitis.
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Conclusion
We describe a female patient who was diagnosed with intermediate uveitis that was defined as undifferentiated; 9 years later, she was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.
