ACUG

Introduction: ACUG

Description of ACUG

ACUG (medical condition): A rare chronic inflammatory condition characterized by arthritis, dermatitis and uveitis. The condition may have a similar presentation to a condition called early-onset sarcoidosis and genetic testing may be needed to distinguish the conditions.

See also:

Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies:
  »Introduction: Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Symptoms of Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Causes of Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Treatments for Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies

ACUG: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

ACUG is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that ACUG, or a subtype of ACUG, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

ACUG as a Disease

ACUG: Another name for Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Symptoms of Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Causes of Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies
  »Treatments for Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies

Causes of ACUG

Some of the causes of ACUG are included in the list below:

• Genetic mutation inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

Read more about causes of ACUG (Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies)

Symptoms of ACUG (Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies)

Some of the symptoms of ACUG incude:

• Arthritis
• Dermatitis
• Uveitis
• Skin rash - fine scales, red, bumpy skin
• Synovitis

See full list of 8 symptoms of ACUG (Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies)

Treatments for ACUG (Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies)

Treatments for ACUG (Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies) include:

• No standard treatment has yet been determined. Possible therapies may include:
• Corticosteroids
• Anti-inflammatories
• Topical or systemic medicines for uveitis
• Surgery may be needed to treat complication of uveitis

Read more about treatments for ACUG

Treatment of ACUG: For more treatment information about ACUG, see treatment of Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies (ACUG)

Terms associated with ACUG:

Terms Similar to ACUG:

• Arthrocutaneouveal granulomatosis
• Blau syndrome
• Granulomatosis, familial juvenile systemic
• Granulomatosis, familial, Blau type
• Granulomatous inflammatory arthritis, dermatitis, and uveitis, familial
• Jabs houk bias syndrome
• Jabs syndrome
• Synovitis granulomatous with uveitis and cranial neuropathies

Source - NIH

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