Rifabutin-induced severe panuveitis: an unusual case of early onset in a patient with AIDS

Abstract

Drug-induced uveitis is a rare condition and usually based on a temporal relationship between drug use and the occurrence of uveitis. Some are well-known causative agents of uveitis. The pathogenesis is unclear, but the disease seems to be associated with direct toxicity. A non-granulomatous anterior uveitis is the most common presentation. Although the severe cases can occur(1,2).