Relapse in ocular tuberculosis: relapse rate, risk factors and clinical management in a non-endemic country.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess the risk of uveitis relapse in ocular tuberculosis (OTB) following clinical inactivity, to analyse clinical factors associated with relapses and to describe the management strategies for relapses.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted on a 10-year patient registry of patients with OTB diagnosed at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Time-to-relapse of uveitis was evaluated with Kaplan-Meier curve and risk factors for relapses were analysed.

Results

93 OTB cases were identified, of which 75 patients achieved clinical inactivity following treatment. The median time to achieve uveitis inactivity was 3.97 months. During a median follow-up of 20.7 months (Q1-Q3: 5.2-81.2) after clinical inactivity, uveitis relapse occurred in 25 of these 75 patie

SUBMITTER: Putera I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature