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PURPOSE: Intermediate uveitis is frequently indicative associated with systemic disease. In addition to the initial evaluation of the patient with intermediate uveitis, we sought to determine the role of longitudinal follow-up in improving the diagnosis of systemic disease associated with intermediate uveitis. METHOD: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of 51 patients with intermediate uveitis followed for 5 to 13 years. RESULTS: Upon initial evaluation, an underlying disease associated with the intermediate uveitis was found in nine out of the 51 patients. Among the remaining patients, after at least 5 years of follow-up, eight new associated diagnoses were revealed (primarily inflammatory diseases and cancers). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that the initial work-up of the patient with intermediate uveitis is not sufficiently sensitive and that careful follow-up of these patients considerably improves the diagnosis of associated disease.
