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Diagnosis of Autoimmune uveitis

Autoimmune uveitis Diagnosis: Book Excerpts

Diagnostic Tests for Autoimmune uveitis: Online Medical Books

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Uveitis: Diagnosis
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Confirming diagnosis In anterior and posterior uveitis, a slit-lamp examination shows a “flare and cell” pattern, which looks like particles dancing in a sunbeam. With a special lens, slit-lamp and ophthalmoscopic examination can also identify active inflammatory fundus lesions involving the retina and choroid, although a hazy vitreous may obscure the view.

In posterior uveitis, serologic tests may be used to rule out toxoplasmosis.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome: Diagnosis
(Handbook of Diseases)

The cause and nature of CFIDS are still unknown, and no single test unequivocally confirms its presence. Therefore, the diagnosis is based on the patient’s history and the CDC criteria. Because the CDC criteria are admittedly a working concept that may not include all forms of this disease and are based on symptoms that can result from other diseases, diagnosis is difficult and uncertain. Considerable overlap exists between CFIDS and fibromyalgia syndrome, with many patients having features of both.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003