Uveitis Purulent

Suppurative uveitis is a serious eye disease characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane, called uveitis. Uveitis can be caused by a variety of factors, including infections, allergies, and systemic diseases. In this case, parts of the patient’s eye become inflamed and gradually destroyed. Swelling of the extraocular muscles and the formation of pus can lead to deformation of the eye and even loss of vision.

Suppurative uveitis occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, or toxins enter the eye. The most common causative agents of uveitis are Staphylococcus aureus, pneumonia, Klebsiella and streptococcus. Symptoms of suppurative uveitis include redness of the eye, pain and discomfort, increased sensitivity to light, fever, loss of appetite and general weakness. Purulent discharge from the eyes and decreased visual acuity also appear. However, not all cases of purulent inflammation of the eye are accompanied by similar symptoms. Often it occurs in a hidden form. This means that after some time after infection with bacteria, the symptoms stop, but the patient continues to be a carrier of the infection. In some cases, chronicity of this disease can lead to the development of corneal ulcers, due to which a person loses vision and requires surgery.

The causes of purulent uveitis can lie in both external and internal factors. Often, the provoking factors of occurrence are various viral, infectious, bacterial diseases, as well as treatment with antibiotics. Purulent inflammation is the result of the activity of pathogenic microflora that enters the eye cavity when an infection enters from the outside: through the blood, lymph, directly through tissue. Like conjunctivitis, uveitis is of an allergic nature, that is, its cause is a hyperreaction of the immune system. Most often, the cause of the disease is infection (tuberculosis, syphilis, spirochete), allergic reaction (exposure to chemicals, contact with poisonous gases), systemic disease (leukemia, cirrhosis of the liver, HIV infection, oncology), trauma to the eyeball. Hereditary predisposition is also of great importance. The occurrence of pathology is facilitated by the use of alcohol, drugs, unbalanced nutrition, hypothermia, exacerbation of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and ENT organs, overwork with fatigue.

Diagnosis: To make an accurate diagnosis, a thorough examination by an ophthalmologist and a detailed medical history are required. Also, the patient may often require general blood and urine tests, blood glucose tests, and allergy tests. In the general blood test, leukocytosis and accelerated ESR are observed. Biopsy, flu