Pattern of uveitis in a referral uveitis clinic in India.
Indian J Ophthalmol
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1995 Sep; 43(3): 117-21
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: sea-70350
ABSTRACT
The pattern of uveitis changes over time with the emergence or identification of new uveitic entities. The aim of this prospective study was to obtain a correct incidence pattern and aetiology of uveitis cases seen in a uveitis clinic. We studied all new uveitic cases seen in a-one year period. A standard clinical protocol was followed for each case. Of the 465 new uveitic cases, anterior uveitis was most commonly encountered (170 cases, 36.5%), followed by posterior uveitis (132 cases, 28.4%), intermediate uveitis (92 cases, 19.8%) and panuveitis (71 cases, 15.3%). The aetiology remained undetermined in majority of the cases (58.7%) anterior uveitis (48.8%), posterior uveitis (45.45%), panuveitis (53.52%). The most common cause was collagen disease (29.4%) in anterior uveitis; toxoplasmosis (30.3%) in posterior uveitis; and Vogt-Koyanagi Harada's disease (25.35%) in panuveitis.
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Asunto principal:
Derivación y Consulta
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Uveítis
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Niño
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Incidencia
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Estudios Prospectivos
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudio:
Guía de Práctica Clínica
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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