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Patterns of uveitis in patients admitted to a University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Ocular immunology and inflammation [Ocul Immunol Inflamm] 2010 Dec; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 424-31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Aug 25. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Purpose: To analyze clinical patterns, causes, and systemic disease associations among patients with uveitis admitted to King Abdulaziz University Hospital.<br />Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 351 patients (600 eyes).<br />Results: The study subjects consisted of 183 (52.1%) males and 168 (47.9%) females, with a mean age of 39.9 ± 14.2 years at presentation. The most common anatomic diagnosis was panuveitis (68.6%), followed by posterior uveitis (12.7%), anterior uveitis (12.7%), and intermediate uveitis (6.0%). The most common identifiable specific diagnoses were presumed tuberculous uveitis (PTU) (28.2%), Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease (19.4%), Behçet disease (BD) (12.5%), and toxoplasmosis (8.2%). After a mean follow-up period of 29.5 ± 22.1 months, 63.5% of the eyes achieved visual acuity of 20/40 or better. Eyes from patients with PTU had the worst final visual outcome.<br />Conclusions: The most common anatomic diagnosis was panuveitis. PTU, VKH disease, BD, and toxoplasmosis were the most frequent specific diagnoses.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Behcet Syndrome complications
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Panuveitis epidemiology
Panuveitis etiology
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Saudi Arabia epidemiology
Sex Distribution
Toxoplasmosis, Ocular
Tuberculosis, Ocular
Uveitis microbiology
Uveitis parasitology
Uveitis, Anterior epidemiology
Uveitis, Anterior etiology
Uveitis, Intermediate epidemiology
Uveitis, Intermediate etiology
Uveitis, Posterior epidemiology
Uveitis, Posterior etiology
Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome complications
Young Adult
Hospitalization
Hospitals, University
Uveitis epidemiology
Uveitis etiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1744-5078
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Ocular immunology and inflammation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20735294
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/09273948.2010.502284