Applicability of the 2001 revised diagnostic criteriain Brazilian Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease patients

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 percent fulfilled the criteria for complete disease, 29.28 percent incomplete disease, 28.57 percent "probable" Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and 28.27 percent 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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OBJETIVO: Determinar a aplicabilidade do "Internacional revised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease". MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo. Prontuários de 140 pacientes com diagnóstico de "Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease", do setor de uveítes da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), foram revisados e classificados segundo o "Internacional revised diagnostic criteria". RESULTADOS: Dos 140 pacientes, 12,85 por cento preencheram os critérios para doença completa, 29,28 por cento doença incompleta, 28,57 por cento "provável" doença de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada e 28,27 por cento foram consideradas como não sendo doença de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada. CONCLUSÃO: Os autores consideraram que o "International revised diagnostic criteria" tem boa aplicabilidade e é muito útil no diagnóstico da doença de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada.