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Primed Mycobacterial Uveitis (PMU) as a Model for Post-Infectious Uveitis
Published on: December 17, 2021
Causes of uveitis at a referral center in Saudi Arabia
Issam Hussein Hamade1, Naser Elkum, Khalid F Tabbara
1The Eye Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Purpose:
The main purpose of this study was to determine the causes of uveitis at the Eye Center in Saudi Arabia.
Methods:
A retrospective review. The causes of uveitis were analyzed according to various patient characteristics.
Results:
A total of 488 cases were encountered. The age range was 3 to 99 years (mean age: 38 years). The most common causes of uveitis included anterior uveitis 60%, panuveitis 24%, posterior uveitis 11%, and intermediate uveitis 6%.
Conclusions:
The authors found a high prevalence of acute anterior nongranulomatous uveitis. The most commonly encountered infectious uveitis included herpes virus, tuberculosis, and toxoplasmosis.
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