Incidence of ophthalmic involvement in Behcet's disease in the United Kingdom: a British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit (BOSU) study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Behçet's disease (BD) is a relapsing-remitting vasculitis, which can manifest in different organ systems including the eyes. There is currently limited published data describing the incidence of ophthalmic disease within the United Kingdom. The primary aim of this study was to survey the incidence and manifestations of ophthalmic BD prospectively, with a secondary aim of reviewing treatment modalities initiated in first-line therapy.

Methods

Using the British Ophthalmic Surveillance Unit reporting system between October 2016 and November 2018, we prospectively surveyed the number of cases of BD presenting to UK ophthalmologists. A total of 89 cases of ophthalmic manifestations of BD were reported and complete information was collected on 58 patients.

Results

SUBMITTER: Parvizi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9046207 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature