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== Physical examination ==
== Physical examination ==
A complete [[medical history]] and comprehensive [[eye examination]] must be performed by an [[optometrist]] or [[ophthalmologist]] to properly diagnosis uveitis. Gold standard is a slit lamp test (REF)
A complete [[medical history]] and comprehensive [[eye examination]] must be performed by an [[optometrist]] or [[ophthalmologist]] to properly diagnosis uveitis. The gold standard tests for diagnosing uveitis is a slit lamp test (REF)
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! colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="border: 1; background: 1;"| Organ System
! colspan="1" rowspan="1"| Findings
! colspan="3" rowspan="1"| Suggestive of
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| General Appearance
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Vital Signs
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Skin
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Head
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Eyes
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Ears
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Nose
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Throat
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Neck
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Lungs
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Heart
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Abdomen
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Back
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Genitourinary
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Extremities
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
! rowspan="3" style="border: 1; background: none;"| Neuromuscular
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
| Deposition || Condensation
|-
|}


===General Appearance===
===General Appearance===

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]

Overview

Physical examination

A complete medical history and comprehensive eye examination must be performed by an optometrist or ophthalmologist to properly diagnosis uveitis. The gold standard tests for diagnosing uveitis is a slit lamp test (REF)

Organ System Findings Suggestive of
General Appearance Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Vital Signs Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Skin Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Head Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Eyes Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Ears Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Nose Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Throat Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Neck Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Lungs Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Heart Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Abdomen Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Back Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Genitourinary Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Extremities Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Neuromuscular Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation
Deposition Condensation

General Appearance

Vital Signs

  • Fever in infectious etiologies
  • Fever in inflammatory causes
  • Tachycardia

Skin

  • Behcet's disease nodules
  • Bacillary angiomatosis (Cat Scratch disease)

HEENT

Head

Ears

Eyes

  • Eye redness
  • increased or decreased Itraocular pressure
  • Mutton fat keratic precipitates
  • Snowbanking
  • optic disc edema

Nose

Throat

Neck

Lungs

  • Sarcoidosis
  • TB

Cardiovascular

  • Behcet's disease

Abdomen

  • Behcet's disease
  • Crohn's disease
  • Ulcerative colitis

Genitourinary

  • Behcet's disease nodules
  • Syphilitic condylomata lata
  • Herpes simplex vesicular lesions

Musculoskeletal

  • Arthritidies - JIA, HLA-B27
  • Back stiffness - Ankylosing Spondylitis

Neurological

  • Neurosyphilis
  • Neurosarcoidosis

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