Epidemiology of uveitis in a referral hospital in Turkey
| Autor: | Özdal, Müge Pınar Çakar, Yazıcı, Alper, Tüfek, Melek, Öztürk, Faruk |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Tıp Fakültesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adult
Male Adolescent Turkey Etiology Key words: Epidemiology etiology uveitis Behçet's disease iridocyclitis Epidemiology medicine.drug_class Stereochemistry In silico Human platelet Behçet’s Disease Pyrazole Anti-inflammatory Uveitis Young Adult chemistry.chemical_compound Age Distribution Behcet's Disease medicine Humans Sex Distribution Child Toxoplasmosis Ocular Referral and Consultation Cerrahi Aged Retrospective Studies Whole blood Aged 80 and over Behcet Syndrome Infant İridocyclitis Herpes Simplex General Medicine Middle Aged Benzoxazole In vitro İridocycliti chemistry Child Preschool Female Arachidonic acid |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 44, Issue: 2 337-342 Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1303-6165 1300-0144 |
| DOI: | 10.3906/sag-1302-132 |
| Popis: | Yazıcı, Alper (Balikesir Author) Aim: To investigate the causes and clinical characteristics of uveitis in patients presenting to a specialized eye hospital in Turkey. Materials and methods: The clinical records of 1028 uveitis patients admitted between 1990 and 2010 were retrospectively reviewed. Age at first presentation, sex, laterality, etiology, associated systemic disease, clinical presentation, and course of the disease were noted. Results: The mean age at presentation was 36.23 ± 14.9 years. Males constituted 58.2% of patients. Anatomically, anterior uveitis (42%) was most common, followed by posterior uveitis (24.9%), panuveitis (24.7%), and intermediate uveitis (8.4%). The course of the disease was mostly chronic (65.7%). The cases were idiopathic at 25.7% and Behçet’s disease (BD) was the most common cause of uveitis (32.2%), followed by ocular toxoplasmosis (7.2%) and herpetic uveitis (6.8%). Conclusion: Uveitis tends to affect patients between 20 and 40 years old. BD is the most common cause, leading to male predominance and a higher frequency of a chronic course. |
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