Persistent intraocular rubella infection in a patient with Fuchs' uveitis and congenital rubella syndrome.

ABSTRACT: There is growing evidence for the role of rubella virus in Fuchs' uveitis syndrome (FUS). This report is the first to show persistent intraocular rubella virus in a 28-year-old man with congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), who presented with blurred vision and was diagnosed with FUS.

SUBMITTER: Winchester SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3647901 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature