UMDNJ-NJMS Ophthalmology: Case of the Month

CASE OF THE MONTH

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UVEITIS

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Andrea Harper, MD		COL Peter L. McEvoy, MC
Kearny, NJ		Chief, Division of Infectious and Tropical Disease Pathology
..................................................................		Department of Infectious and Parasitic Disease
Neena Mirani, MD		Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
Associate Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology		Washington, DC
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School		........................................................................
..................................................................		P. Higgins, MD
Ada Baisre, MD		Clinical Instructor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine		UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School		Columbus Hospital
		Newark, NJ

Case: A 32-year-old woman from Ecuador, who has been residing in the United States mainland for the past 8 years, arrived at our institute with an 8-month history of “eye problems”. She had been diagnosed with persistent uveitis 2 months previously and was being treated by an ophthalmologist not affilaited with our institute.

Past Medical and Surgical History
	The patient had undergone a cesarean section
	Known allergy to cheese
	Tobacco smoker (1/2 pack per day of cigarettes, on average)
	Occasional ethanol consumption
	No pertinent family medical history