Pediatric Uveitis in a Referral Center in North Part of Turkey

Eser Öztürk H., Süllü Y.

OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION, vol.29, no.7-8, pp.1299-1303, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 7-8
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1758158
  • Journal Name: OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.1299-1303
  • Keywords: Behcet uveitis, childhood uveitis, complications of uveitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, pars planitis, pediatric uveitis, CHILDHOOD-ONSET UVEITIS, VISUAL-LOSS, DIAGNOSIS, CRITERIA, PATTERNS, CHILDREN, DISEASE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To analyze the demographic characteristics, clinical features, ocular complications, and visual outcome of pediatric patients with uveitis. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of medical records. Results: The study included 156 eyes of 93 patients. Fifty-three patients were female and 40 were male. Mean age at onset of the uveitis was 9.54 +/- 4.29 years. The mean follow-up period was 29.88 +/- 28.97 months. Anterior uveitis (49.5%) was the most common anatomic type followed by panuveitis (21.5%), intermediate uveitis (18.3%), and posterior uveitis (10.7%). Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was the most common leading systemic disease (18.3%) followed by Behcet disease (11.8%). It was detected at least one complication in 53 (34.0%) eyes at presentation. Mean LogMAR visual acuity was found <0.3 in 136 (87.2%) eyes at final examination. Conclusion: The most common localization was the anterior segment and the most common etiologic relationship was JIA. Visual outcome could be satisfactory with early and appropriate treatment.