Medicine:Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis
Seasonal hyperacute panuveitis (SHAPU) is an aggressive eye disease of unknown etiology, first described in 1975.[1] It has been recorded almost exclusively from Nepal, with the exception of five cases reported from Bhutan.[2] The disease affects prevalently children and can cause blindness.[3] In Nepal, it is the most common reported cause of panuveitis, and in children it is the most prevalent cause of both uveitis and panuveitis.[4]
Symptoms
The disease almost always affects only one eye. The first sign is usually a painless reddening of the affected eye.[5] Whitening of the pupil, due to massive exhudation into the vitreous, is typical, leading to the hallmark "white pupil in a red eye".[1] Visual loss is rapid, taking hours or, at most, few days – two-thirds of the patients are already blind in the affected eye when presenting.[5] Intraocular pressure plummets, eventually causing phthisis bulbi.[4]
Causes
The cause of seasonal hyperacute panuveitis is unknown. Several bacteria and viruses, such as anelloviruses, have been tentatively associated with the disease.[4][6] The only known risk factor seems to be contact with an unidentified species of white moths, possibly of the genus Gazalina, known to swarm at the end of the monsoon season.[3][7][8] Moth hairs have been identified in the eyes affected by the disease;[4][9] however, in 2023 several cases were reported with no signs of association with the Gazalina moths.[3]
Seasonality
The disease occurs mostly after the monsoon season, between September and January. Prevalence peaks every two years.[3][4] The causes of the seasonal and biannual patterns are unknown. Almost all cases originate in the subtropical, temperate, and subalpine regions of Nepal.[5]
Treatment
Antibiotic or steroid treatment usually bring little benefit. Some positive outcome has been observed with tempestive vitrectomy.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shrestha, Bharat R.; Upadhyay, Madan P. (2017). "SHAPU: Forty years on Mystery Persists". Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology 9 (18): 13–16. doi:10.3126/nepjoph.v9i1.17527. PMID 29022949.
- ↑ Tamang, Sandip; Jayanna, Sushma; Tshering, Sonam Choden; Zangmo, Ugyen; Powdyel, Adwitya; Dorji, Phuntsho; Kezang, Dechen; Gurung, Kunti Devi et al. (2023). "Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) in Bhutan". Ocular Immunology and Inflammation: 1–7. doi:10.1080/09273948.2022.2164512. PMID 36701769.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bolakhe, Saugat (2023). "Are these moths blinding children? Nepalese researchers seek answers". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-023-03414-7. PMID 37923949.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Karn, Mitesh; Gurung, Jamuna (2022). "Outbreak of seasonal hyperacute panuveitis disease in Nepal". The Lancet Global Health 10 (1): e39–e40. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00513-1. PMID 34919853.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Upadhyay, Madan; Kharel Sitaula, Ranju; Shrestha, Bharat; Khanal, Bhaiya; Upadhyay, Bishnu Psd; Sherchand, Jeevan B.; Ghimire, Prakash (2019). "Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis in Nepal: A Review over 40 Years of Surveillance". Ocular Immunology and Inflammation 27 (5): 709–717. doi:10.1080/09273948.2018.1439643. PMID 29543556.
- ↑ Smits, Saskia L.; Manandhar, Anu; Van Loenen, Freek B.; Van Leeuwen, Marije; Baarsma, G. Seerp; Dorrestijn, Netty; Osterhaus, Albert D. M. E.; Margolis, Todd P. et al. (2012). "High Prevalence of Anelloviruses in Vitreous Fluid of Children with Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis". The Journal of Infectious Diseases 205 (12): 1877–1884. doi:10.1093/infdis/jis284. PMID 22492851.
- ↑ Upadhyay, Madan Prasad; Kharel Sitaula, Ranju; Manandhar, Anu; Gower, Emily W.; Karki, Pratap; Gurung, Haramaya; Maharjan, Indraman; Reuben, Sameul et al. (2021). "The Risk Factors of Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis". Ophthalmic Epidemiology 28 (3): 250–257. doi:10.1080/09286586.2020.1820533. PMID 32981405.
- ↑ Gurung, Haramaya; Kharel Sitaula, Ranju; Karki, Pratap; Lamichhane, Gyanendra; Singh, Sweta; Shrestha, Eliya; Khatri, Anadi; Banstola, Amrit et al. (2023). "Seasonal Hyperacute Panuveitis (SHAPU) Outbreak Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic". Ocular Immunology and Inflammation: 1–5. doi:10.1080/09273948.2023.2250440. PMID 37699175.
- ↑ Kharel (Sitaula), Ranju; Karki, Pratap; Joshi, Sagunn; Sharma, Anandak; Upadhyay, Madanp (2020). "Moth hair in cornea in a case of seasonal hyperacute panuveitis". Indian Journal of Ophthalmology 68 (5): 930–932. doi:10.4103/ijo.IJO_995_19. PMID 32317495.
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