Pattern of Uveitis at a Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, North-West Ethiopia

Solomon, Liya; Tsegaw, Asamere

doi:10.1080/09273948.2021.1964030

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“…In anterior uveitis patients in this study, viral infection emerged as the most common cause of inflammation, consistent with studies from central Thailand [6], Vietnam [23], Malaysia [25], and Ethiopia [27], rather than HLA-B27 or ankylosing spondylitis, which were frequently more reported in most Asian countries [3,5,7,18,21,26,28], except Myanmar which reported tuberculosis [20]. Toxoplasmosis was a common specific diagnosis in the posterior uveitis group, similar to reports from India [29], North Africa [12], Iraq [16], and Ethiopia [27]. Risk factors associated with infectious uveitis cases depend on the infectious etiologies involved.…”

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“…Conversely, studies in other regions of Thailand reported herpetic uveitis, toxoplasmosis, or CMV uveitis as the most prevalent infectious etiologies [3][4][5][6][7][8]. In anterior uveitis patients in this study, viral infection emerged as the most common cause of inflammation, consistent with studies from central Thailand [6], Vietnam [23], Malaysia [25], and Ethiopia [27], rather than HLA-B27 or ankylosing spondylitis, which were frequently more reported in most Asian countries [3,5,7,18,21,26,28], except Myanmar which reported tuberculosis [20]. Toxoplasmosis was a common specific diagnosis in the posterior uveitis group, similar to reports from India [29], North Africa [12], Iraq [16], and Ethiopia [27].…”

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confidence: 85%

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Pattern of uveitis in a referral ophthalmology center in Northeastern Thailand

Wannapanich,

Chuenchaem,

Luanratanakorn

et al. 2024

J Ophthal Inflamm Infect

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Purpose To report the characteristics and epidemiology of uveitis in a university-based referral center in northeastern Thailand and review the uveitis patterns present in various regions worldwide. Methods A retrospective review of all medical records for new patients visiting the uveitis clinic at Srinagarind hospital, Khon Kaen University, between August 2016 and June 2021, was conducted. Results A total of 522 uveitis patients were included in this study. Disease etiologies were categorized as non-infectious 35.8% (187/522), infectious 32.8% (171/522), and undetermined cause 31.4% (164/522). Specific diagnoses were established in 68.6% of cases. Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) (14.2%) was identified as the most common specific diagnosis, and tuberculosis (6.7%) ranked highest among infectious causes. Conclusions Although non-infectious uveitis is observed predominantly in this region, the proportion of infectious uveitis is relatively more common than in developed countries. We have found no cause for one-third of our patients despite the utilization of PCR and serology for diagnostic purposes.

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