====== Pediatric Intermediate Uveitis ======

==== Causes ====
  * Most are idiopathic
  * Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis common
  * Infections
    * Lyme disease (antibody test)
    * toxocariasis (antibody test)
    * syphilis (antibody test)
    * HTLV-1 (antibody test)
    * Bartonellosis (antibody test)
  * Multiple sclerosis (MRI brain, HLA-DR2 and HLA-DR15)
  * Sarcoidosis (ACE may be elevated normally, Chest Xray)
  * Necrotizing systemic vasculitis 
    * [[behcets|Behçets disease]]
    * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eales_disease|Eales disease]]
  * Collagen vascular diseases (HLA-B27)
    * Ankylosing Spondylitis
    * Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - (Ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease) 
    * Psoriatic arthritis 

=== Masqueraders ===
  * Endophthalmitis- suspect in the setting of recent surgery or intraocular injection, immunocompromised or parenteral nutrition or central line
  * Intraocular lymphoma. (CBC with differential)

=== Idiopathic ===
   * Pars planitis


Reference: [[https://www.aao.org/disease-review/pediatric-intermediate-uveitis|AAO Pediatric Intermediate Uveitis]]

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