Epidemiology of pediatric uveitis and associated systemic diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The early detection of uveitis associated with systemic inflammatory disease in children is important for proper treatment and prognosis. However, the diagnosis may be delayed because of difficulties in childhood examinations and early minor systemic symptoms. The objective of our study was to identify the pattern of childhood uveitis and investigate the frequency and clinical features of rheumatic diseases in pediatric patients with uveitis.

Methods

This retrospective observational study reviewed the medical records of children (age ≤ 18 years) with uveitis at a Korean tertiary hospital between January 2005 and December 2018. Data collected included the age at onset of uveitis, sex, anatomic location of ocular inflammation, comorbid disease (including systemic in

SUBMITTER: Shin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8015176 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature