Dental foci as important factors in the etiology of iridocyclitis
Mujević, S.
Medicinski Arhiv 57(4): 251-252
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-8083 PMID: 14528722 Document Number: 556690
Dentodenic focuses participate in huge percentage in etiology of iridocyclitis. Beside other causes which have this eye illness like complication, such as sinusitis, diabetes mellitus, rheumatic disease, most mentioned pathological professes are these. In ophthalmology cabinet in Fojnica, during year 2002, 127 patients with dyagnosis of iridocyclitis were examined and treated, aged 9-71 both sex. After sitting of diagnosis of iridocyclitis, we want further insetting of etiological diagnosis. After complete diagnostic searches dentogenic focus was cause for this eye illness at 49 patients. After stomatological therapies such as extraction of tooth and/or conservative treatment, after short exacerbation of symptoms, immediate improvement was indicated and normalization of eye was visible, of course with adequate ophthalmological therapy.