UVEITIS SPECIFIC HISTORY FORM
This questionnaire is to obtain facts pertinent to your past and present health. Please ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS by circling either Yes or No.
Family History (Including maternal and paternal grandparents, uncles, aunts, first cousins, mother, father, sisters and brothers.) These questions refer to your family, NOT YOU. Questions about your own health will appear in a later section.
Has anyone in your family (not including you) had:
Tuberculosis Yes No
Arthritis Yes No
Severe anemia Yes No
High blood pressure Yes No
Sugar diabetes Yes No
Allergies Yes No
Hay fever Yes No
Asthma Yes No
Syphilis Yes No
Has anyone in your family had medical troubles of the:
Eyes Yes No
Hives Yes No
Gout Yes No
Skin Yes No
Kidneys Yes No
Lungs Yes No
Intestines Yes No
Brain Yes No
Any glands Yes No
Social History
In what states have you lived? (Please list ages and the number of years in each different state.)
Have you ever lived out of the United States? Yes No
Have you ever eaten raw meats or hamburgers? Yes No
Have you ever had a puppy (less than 3 yrs. of age)? Yes No
If so, was it de-wormed? Yes No
Have you ever had a kitten (less than 3 yrs. of age)? Yes No
If so, was it de-wormed? Yes No
As a child did you play in sandboxes? Yes No
Your Past History
Have you enjoyed good health previously? Yes No
Have you ever had any of the following conditions:
Cold sores Yes No
Tuberculosis Yes No
Pneumonia Yes No
Arthritis Yes No
Asthma Yes No
Hives Yes No
Severe tonsillitis Yes No
Streptococcal infection Yes No
Severe persistent diarrhea Yes No
Severe influenza Yes No
Scarlet fever Yes No
Skin rashes Yes No
Parasitic infection Yes No
Rheumatic fever? Yes No
Persistent unexplained fever? Yes No
Severe anemia? Yes No
Syphilis? Yes No
Tumor or cancer? Yes No
Gonorrhea? Yes No
Have you had bleeding from your mouth? Yes No
from your nose? Yes No
from your lungs? Yes No
from your stomach? Yes No
from your bowel or rectum? Yes No
Do you bruise easily? Yes No
Localized Past History
Head
Do you suffer badly from frequent severe headaches? Yes No
Do you often have spells of severe dizziness? Yes No
Do you frequently feel faint? Yes No
Do you have numbness or tingling in any
part of your body? Yes No
Was any part of your body paralyzed? Yes No
Have you ever had a seizure or convulsion? Yes No
Have you ever had a head injury? Yes No
Ears
Do you have any constant noises in either ear? Yes No
Have you ever had mastoid trouble? Yes No
Have you ever had an ear infection? Yes No
Nose and Throat
Have you ever had your tonsils or adenoids removed? Yes No
Do you have persistent hoarseness? Yes No
Are you often troubled with bad spells of sneezing? Yes No
Is your nose often congested? Yes No
Have you had bad nosebleeds? Yes No
Do you suffer from a constant runny nose? Yes No
Have you had sinus trouble? Yes No
Dental
Have you had your teeth examined in the past year? Yes No
Were any teeth found to be abscessed? Yes No
Skin
Are you often bothered by severe itching? Yes No
Does your skin often break out in a rash? Yes No
Are you often troubled with boils? Yes No
Respiratory
Do you often catch severe colds? Yes No
Do you frequently suffer from heavy chest colds? Yes No
Are you troubled with constant coughing? Yes No
Have you ever coughed up blood? Yes No
Do you cough up any materials? Yes No
Did you ever live with anyone who had Tuberculosis? Yes No
Do you sometimes have severe, soaking sweats at night? Yes No
Do you have bouts of chills and fever? Yes No
Gastrointestinal
Do you suffer from frequent loose bowel movements? Yes No
Have you ever had severe bloody diarrhea? Yes No
Biliary System
Have you ever had jaundice (yellow eyes and skin)? Yes No
Have you ever had serious liver or gallbladder trouble? Yes No
Bones and Joints
Are your joints ever painfully swollen? Yes No
Have your joints ever been red in color
or hot to the touch? Yes No
Do your muscles and joints constantly feel stiff? Yes No
Are you troubled with a serious bodily disability? Yes No
Do you usually have severe pains in arms or legs? Yes No
Do pains in the back make it hard for you to keep
up with your work? Yes No
Do you have a stiff back? Yes No
Do you have stiffness of muscle or joints after
inactivity or sleeping? Yes No
Genitourinary
Has a doctor ever said you have kidney
or bladder disease? Yes No
Do you have to urinate more often than normal? Yes No
Have you ever passed blood in the urine? Yes No
Do you have burning or pain when you pass your urine? Yes No
Have you ever had a discharge from the penis/vagina? Yes No
Present Illness
Do you have shooting or lightning pains? Yes No
Are you constantly too tired and exhausted even to eat? Yes No
Are you frequently ill? Yes No
Are you frequently confined to bed by illness? Yes No
Are you always in poor health? Yes No
Have you lost more than 10 pounds in the last year? Yes No
Is this the first time you have had this same type
of eye condition? Yes No
Please explain any YES answers: _______________________________________________________________________________
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