Clinical Findings Ocular Involvement in Behçet's Disease

Autor:	Nalan Aydin, Mustafa Unal, Ahmet Burak Bilgin, K. Cemil Apaydin
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity genetic structures business.industry General Medicine Disease Behcet's disease medicine.disease eye diseases Male patient Ophthalmology Female patient medicine sense organs Epiretinal membrane medicine.symptom business Macular edema Uveitis
Zdroj:	Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Sciences. 33:912-916
ISSN:	2146-9040 1300-0292
DOI:	10.5336/medsci.2012-29340
Popis:	Objective: To report the demographic and clinical characteristics of ocular Behcet's disease (BD) patients from Mediterranean region of Turkey. Material and Methods: In this retro - spective study, we reviewed the clinical results of 249 patients with BD, examined in the Uveitis and Behcet Clinic of Ophthalmology Department, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, between 1988 and 2009. The mean follow-up period was 61.7±50 (6-252) months. Age at the onset of disease, sex, extraocular and ocular findings, ocular complications, final visual acuity and choice of treatment were recorded. Results: Among 249 patients, 180 (72.3%) had ocular involvement, 147 (81.7%) being bilateral. The male/female ratio of ocular involvement was 2.1:1. Male patients had a signif - icantly higher ratio of involvement (p
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