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Bilateral uveitis in a patient with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome.
American journal of ophthalmology - 1 Mar 2005
Lim Wee-Kiak, Ursea Roxana, Rao Koneti, Buggage Ronald R, Suhler Eric B, Dugan Faith, Chan Chi-Chao, Straus Stephen E, Nussenblatt Robert B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We report a case of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) presenting with bilateral uveitis. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: Review of case record, serum and aqueous IL-10 and IL-6 cytokine results, and immunosuppressive treatment of a patient with a mutation in the gene encoding Fas. RESULTS: Control of the intermediate uveitis required sustained doses of topical and periocular...
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