Resumen

DIMANTAS, Maria Angélica Pavão; LOWDER, Careen  y  MUCCIOLI, Cristina. Anterior uveitis associated to systemic diseases. Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. [online]. 2003, vol.66, n.2, pp. 235-238. ISSN 0004-2749.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-27492003000200023.

Anterior uveitis describes a disease predominantly limited to the anterior segment of the eye. Conjunctival hyperemia, anterior chamber cell and flare, keratic precipitates, and iris abnormalities including posterior synechiae characterize the inflammation. This article discusses clinical aspects of the systemic diseases that cause anterior uveitis with review of the literature.

Palabras llave : Uveitis [classification]; Anterior uveitis [etiology]; Anterior uveitis [diagnosis]; Rheumatic diseases; Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis [diagnosis]; Ocular toxoplasmosis [complications]; HLA-B27 antigen [/analysis].