Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease

Autor:	Tetsuya Muto, Masaaki Sakamoto, Shoichiro Kusuda, Yasuo Haruyama, Shigeki Machida, Shinichiro Imaizumi, Tetsuju Sekiryu
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	COVID-19 Pandemics Prevalence Sex ratio Visual acuity Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease Medicine Science
Zdroj:	Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-024-63957-1
Popis:	Abstract To determine the disease prevalence rate and clinical characteristics of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease among new patients before and after the declaration of a state of emergency (April 7, 2020) in Japan. New patients and patients with newly diagnosed VKH disease were categorized into “Before” and “After” groups based on the initial visit. The prevalence rate, sex ratio, and age of patients newly diagnosed with VKH were compared between the groups. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and recurrence rates were compared among 59 patients observed for > 12 months after receiving pulse steroid therapy. For reference, we also examined the prevalence rate of patients newly diagnosed with acute angle closure (AAC) in the Before and After groups. The prevalence rates of VKH disease among newly diagnosed patients (P
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