1. Applicability of the 2001 revised diagnostic criteria in Brazilian Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease patients.
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Cardoso IH, Zajdenweber ME, Muccioli C, Fimamor LP, and Belfort R Jr
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- Brazil, Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome classification, Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological, Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome diagnosis
- Abstract
Purpose: To determine the applicability of the international revised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease., Methods: Retrospective study. Medical charts of 140 patients with the diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, from the Uveitis Sector of the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), were revised and classified following the revised diagnostic criteria., Results: Of the 140 patients, 12.85% fulfilled the criteria for complete disease, 29.28% incomplete disease, 28.57% "probable" Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and 28.27% were considered not Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease., Conclusion: The authors consider that the international revised diagnostic criteria have good applicability and are very useful to help in the diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.
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- 2008
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