A Finnish study has provided evidence that recurrent acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is linked with raised antibody responses possibly related to repeated infections, persistence of bacterial antigens, or a naturally heightened immune reactivity.
Most patients with AAU were positive for HLA-B27 (86% versus 9% controls) and 84% had recurrent AAU. …
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