EMERGING INFECTIOUS UVEITIS

Describes the association between diverse emerging infectious diseases and uveitis Covers bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal infections Includes chapters on re-emergent diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis This book reviews the various emerging infectious diseases that show a significant association with uveitis, describing and explaining their ocular manifestations with the aid of color illustrations. In addition, it presents brief reports of further emerging infections that are associated with uveitis in rare cases. The coverage is wide-ranging, encompassing diverse emerging bacterial, viral, parasitic, and fungal infections. Individual chapters are also devoted to important re-emergent diseases such as syphilis and tuberculosis, with the focus on new data on epidemiology, diagnosis, and management. Emerging infectious diseases are defined as “those whose incidence in humans has increased within the past two decades or threatens to increase shortly”.