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

Villamil-Gomez W.; Torres J.R.; Rojas-Hernández J.; Reston T.J.; Vergara-Corena J.; Salgado P.; Viloria-Ruiz J.; Castro A.; Cabrera Lasso A.M.; Gotuzzo E. · Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease (2023) · DOI: 10.1177/20499361231165864

Resumen

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. © The Author(s), 2023.

Instituciones: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia