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Bartonella henselae associated uveitis and HLA-B27.
The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2000
Kerkhoff F T, Rothova A
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the frequency of HLA-B27 in patients with presumed Bartonella henselae associated uveitis and to describe the clinical characteristics of HLA-B27 positive patients with uveitis and presumed ocular bartonellosis (POB). METHODS: The diagnosis of POB was considered in 19 patients with unexplained uveitis (except for the HLA-B27 association) and high positive IgG (titre >/=1:900) and/or IgM (titre...
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