Table 1.
List of investigations for confirmed diagnosis of specific type of infectious uveitis
Type of infectious uveitis | Investigations |
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Dengue associated uveitis | Detection of dengue IgM antibodies, Fluorescein angiographic examinations, OCT scan |
Rift valley fever associated uveitis | Detection of IgM antibodies, Estimate the rising titer of IgG antibody, PCR technique, Fluorescence angiography |
West Nile infection associated uveitis | Detection of IgM antibody in infected blood serum or in CSF, OCT scan |
Chikungunya associated uveitis | Virus can detected in blister fluid by PCR, Viral genome in their CSF sample, IgM antibodies for Chikungunya, FFA, OCT scan |
Zika virus associated uveitis | RT-PCR technique, CT scan, IgM antibody can be detected in CSF |
HIV associated uveitis | Count of CD4+, FFA, Detection of HIV related antibodies |
Covid-19 | RT-PCR, OCT, FFA |
Ebola virus infection associated uveitis | RT-PCR, Viral culture technique, OCT scan |
Epstein-Barr virus infection associated uveitis | PCR, Histopathological examination of the ocular specimen, Detection of IgM antibodies, Viral capsid antigen (VCA) IgG and IgM can also be detected |
Syphilitic uveitis | Rapid plasma regain (RPR), Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test, Microhemagglutinin assay, Fluorescent treponemal, Antibody absorption test |
Ocular tuberculosis | Isolation of Mycobacterium TB from ocular region, PCR testing also perform on ocular fluid, Tuberculin skin sensitivity test, Radiological findings, Gamma interferon release assay |