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HTLV-1 uveitis in Colombia, an underrecognized complication of a hitherto neglected condition: a case series

2023; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 10; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/20499361231165864

2049-937X

Wilmer E. Villamil‐Gómez, Jaime R. Torres, Juan Pablo Rojas Hernández, Jose Ignacio Restom Merlano, Jairo Jaird Vergara-Corena, Patricia Gómez Salgado, Jorge Viloria-Ruiz, Álvaro García Castro, Andrés Mauricio Cabrera Lasso, Eduardo Gotuzzo,

Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Three Colombian patients with chronic HTLV-1 infection and severe intermediate and/or posterior uveitis are described. In one case, retinal ablation was necessary due to extensive peripheral degeneration, while the other two were successfully managed with local anti-inflammatory therapy. Gradual resolution of ocular findings was observed in all three patients on follow-up. Uveitis is a rarely recognized late complication of this infection, which represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians in endemic countries. The real extension of HTLV-1 prevalence in Colombia and the frequency of its ophthalmologic complications remain to be determined.