WASSERMAN REACTION

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• WASSERMAN REACTION (noun)

  The noun WASSERMAN REACTION has 1 sense:

1. a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the
syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and
therefore syphilis infection

  Familiarity information: WASSERMAN REACTION used as a noun is very rare.

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• WASSERMAN REACTION (noun)

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Sense 1

Meaning:

A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the
syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and
therefore syphilis infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Wasserman reaction; Wassermann test; Wassermann

Hypernyms ("Wasserman reaction" is a kind of...):

complement fixation test (a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular
antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen
are present; used as a diagnostic test)
WASSERMANN TEST
 Dictionary entry overview: What does Wassermann test mean? 

• WASSERMANN TEST (noun)

  The noun WASSERMANN TEST has 1 sense:

1. a blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the
syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and
therefore syphilis infection

  Familiarity information: WASSERMANN TEST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WASSERMANN TEST (noun)

Wassermann test [BACK TO TOP]

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blood test to detect syphilis; a complement fixation test is used to detect antibodies to the
syphilis organism treponema; a positive reaction indicates the presence of antibodies and
therefore syphilis infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Wasserman reaction; Wassermann test; Wassermann

Hypernyms ("Wassermann test" is a kind of...):

complement fixation test (a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular
antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen
are present; used as a diagnostic test)
Iritis
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Iritis

Classification and external resources

ICD-10 H20.0

ICD-9 364.0

Iritis is a form of anterior uveitis and refers to the inflammation of the iris of the eye.
Contents
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 1 Types
 2 Signs and symptoms
 3 Causes and Comorbidities
 4 Complications
 5 Treatment
 6 References
 7 External links

[edit] Types

A case of Iritis of the right eye

There are two main types of iritis: acute and chronic. They differ in numerous ways. Acute iritis
is a type of iritis that can heal independently within a few weeks. If treatment is provided, acute
iritis improves quickly. Chronic iritis can exist for months or years before recovery occurs.
Chronic iritis does not respond to treatment as well as acute iritis does. Chronic iritis is also
accompanied by a higher risk of serious visual impairment.

[edit] Signs and symptoms

 Ocular and periorbital pain

 Photophobia
 Consensual photophobia (pain in affected eye when light is shone in unaffected eye)
 Blurred or cloudy vision
 Reddened eye, especially adjacent to the iris
  White blood cells (leukocytes) (seen as tiny white dots, clinically termed cells) and protein
(resulting in a grey or near-white haze, clinically termed flare) leak into the anterior chamber.
 Synechia (adhesion of iris to lens or cornea)
 Motion sickness

[edit] Causes and Comorbidities

 Physical eye trauma[1]

Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders:

 Ankylosing Spondylitis and other HLA-B27 related disorders[2]

 Iridocyclitis, and other forms of uveal tract inflammation.
 Rheumatoid arthritis
 Behcet's disease
 Crohn's disease
 Graves disease
 Lupus[2]
 Reactive arthritis
 Chronic psoriasis
 Psoriatic arthritis
 Sarcoidosis
 Scleroderma
 Ulcerative colitis
 Gout[1]

Infections:

 Tuberculosis[2]
 Lyme Disease[3]
 Syphilis[3]
 Toxoplasmosis[3][2]
 Toxocaridae[2]
 Herpes Simplex[3]
 Herpes Zoster Virus[3]

Cancers:

 Leukemia[1]
 Lymphoma[1]
 Malignant melanoma[1]

Iritis is usually secondary to some other systemic condition, but can be the only apparent somatic
symptom.
[edit] Complications

Complications of iritis may include the following:

 Cataract
 glaucoma
 corneal calcification
 posterior uveitis
 blindness
 band keratopathy
 cystoid macular oedema.

[edit] Treatment

Eye treated with dilating eye drops (Atropine).

 Steroid anti-inflammatory eye drops (such as prednisolone acetate)

 Dilating eye drops (to help prevent synechia and reduce photophobia)
 Pressure-reducing eye drops (such as brimonidine tartrate)
 Oral steroids (such as prednisone)
 Subconjunctival steroid injections
 Steroid-sparing agents such as methotrexate (for prolonged, chronic iritis)

Iritis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Iritis

Classification and external resources

ICD-10 H20.0

ICD-9 364.0

Iritis is a form of anterior uveitis and refers to the inflammation of the iris of the eye.
Contents
[hide]

 1 Types
 2 Signs and symptoms
 3 Causes and Comorbidities
 4 Complications
 5 Treatment
 6 References
 7 External links

[edit] Types

A case of Iritis of the right eye

There are two main types of iritis: acute and chronic. They differ in numerous ways. Acute iritis
is a type of iritis that can heal independently within a few weeks. If treatment is provided, acute
iritis improves quickly. Chronic iritis can exist for months or years before recovery occurs.
Chronic iritis does not respond to treatment as well as acute iritis does. Chronic iritis is also
accompanied by a higher risk of serious visual impairment.

[edit] Signs and symptoms

 Ocular and periorbital pain

 Photophobia
 Consensual photophobia (pain in affected eye when light is shone in unaffected eye)
 Blurred or cloudy vision
 Reddened eye, especially adjacent to the iris
  White blood cells (leukocytes) (seen as tiny white dots, clinically termed cells) and protein
(resulting in a grey or near-white haze, clinically termed flare) leak into the anterior chamber.
 Synechia (adhesion of iris to lens or cornea)
 Motion sickness

[edit] Causes and Comorbidities

 Physical eye trauma[1]

Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders:

 Ankylosing Spondylitis and other HLA-B27 related disorders[2]

 Iridocyclitis, and other forms of uveal tract inflammation.
 Rheumatoid arthritis
 Behcet's disease
 Crohn's disease
 Graves disease
 Lupus[2]
 Reactive arthritis
 Chronic psoriasis
 Psoriatic arthritis
 Sarcoidosis
 Scleroderma
 Ulcerative colitis
 Gout[1]

Infections:

 Tuberculosis[2]
 Lyme Disease[3]
 Syphilis[3]
 Toxoplasmosis[3][2]
 Toxocaridae[2]
 Herpes Simplex[3]
 Herpes Zoster Virus[3]

Cancers:

 Leukemia[1]
 Lymphoma[1]
 Malignant melanoma[1]

Iritis is usually secondary to some other systemic condition, but can be the only apparent somatic
symptom.
[edit] Complications

Complications of iritis may include the following:

 Cataract
 glaucoma
 corneal calcification
 posterior uveitis
 blindness
 band keratopathy
 cystoid macular oedema.

[edit] Treatment

Eye treated with dilating eye drops (Atropine).

 Steroid anti-inflammatory eye drops (such as prednisolone acetate)

 Dilating eye drops (to help prevent synechia and reduce photophobia)
 Pressure-reducing eye drops (such as brimonidine tartrate)
 Oral steroids (such as prednisone)
 Subconjunctival steroid injections
 Steroid-sparing agents such as methotrexate (for prolonged, chronic iritis)

Iritis Overview

The iris is the circular, colored portion of the front of the eye with the dark pupil in the center.

The iris is made up of muscular fibers that control the amount of light entering the pupil so that
we can see clearly. The iris accomplishes this task by making the pupil smaller in bright light and
larger in dim light. The iris is the front part of the uveal tract of the eye (the iris in the front and
the ciliary body and uveal tract behind it). In some people, the iris can become inflamed. This is
termed iritis.

Inflammation of the front part of the eye is referred to as anterior uveitis or iritis, whereas
inflammation behind this is known as posterior uveitis.
Iritis Causes

Iritis may be a consequence of trauma (traumatic iritis) or nontraumatic causes. In a significant

number of cases, no cause for the iritis is found.

 Blunt trauma to the eye can cause traumatic inflammation of the iris.

 Nontraumatic iritis is frequently associated with certain systemic diseases (diseases that affects
multiple locations throughout the body), such as ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter syndrome,
sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis. Noteworthy of special
attention is iritis associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

 Infectious causes may include Lyme disease, tuberculosis, toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and herpes
simplex and herpes zoster viruses.

Iritis Symptoms

Iritis usually develops quickly and generally affects only one eye. Signs and symptoms may
include any or all of the following:

 pain in the eye or brow region. An exception to this is iritis in patients with juvenile rheumatoid
arthritis since they often do not have pain. Due to the lack of pain it may be confused with minor
irritation ("pink eye") of the eye and should not be ignored in these patients;

 worsened eye pain when exposed to bright light;

 reddened eye, especially adjacent to the iris;

 small or irregularly shaped pupil;

 blurred vision;
  headache;

 increased tear production in the eye; or

 iritis may result in glaucoma and/or cataracts, leading to a marked decrease of vision.

Exams and Tests

The diagnosis of iritis is confirmed by examining the eye with a slit lamp (a special microscope
designed for eye examination). Your ophthalmologist can see cells (white blood cells) and flare
(particles of protein) in the aqueous humor (fluid that is produced in the eye).

Your physician will take a careful history looking for possible causes of iritis.

Other findings aid your ophthalmologist in diagnosing iritis.

 Topical anesthetics do not relieve the pain associated with iritis.

 Shining light in the normal, unaffected eye causes pain in the affected eye if iritis is present. This
is because shining light in one eye causes both pupils to constrict. So, movement of the affected
iris causes pain.

 The pressure inside the eye (so called "glaucoma test") is often lower than in the other eye (but
it may be high also).

 The pupil of the eye with iritis may be much smaller or more irregular than the other eye.

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