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Acute panuveitis in a child with Takayasu’s arteritis
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Takayasu’s arteritis is a panarteritis involving the intima, media, and adventitia of the larger vessels of the neck, thorax, and abdomen. It is most common in southeast Asia, affects women more than men, and rarely affects children. It may cause ischaemic optic neuropathy but has rarely been associated with inflammatory eye disease. A boy in Australia developed acute panuveitis …