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Etiology of Pediatric Uveitis in a Tertiary Pediatric Eye Hospital in Egypt

Eiman Abd El Latif1, Rasha Mousa2, Mohammed Tawfeeq Mahdi3

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
|September 12, 2022
PubMed

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This study identified the causes of childhood-onset uveitis in Egyptian children. Intermediate uveitis was most common, with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, toxoplasmosis, and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome being leading causes.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatric Medicine
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Childhood-onset uveitis is a significant cause of pediatric vision impairment.
  • Understanding the etiological spectrum is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of different anatomical types of childhood-onset uveitis.
  • To identify the primary causes of uveitis in pediatric patients in Egypt.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of medical records.
  • Inclusion of 388 patients diagnosed with uveitis.
  • Data collected from a tertiary pediatric ophthalmology hospital in Egypt between 2017 and 2020.

Main Results:

  • Intermediate uveitis was the most frequent type (30.4%), with pars planitis being common.
  • Panuveitis (25.5%), posterior uveitis (23.5%), and anterior uveitis (20.6%) followed.
  • Key causes included juvenile idiopathic arthritis (anterior), toxoplasmosis (posterior), and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome (panuveitis).
  • Common complications were cataract (40.5%), glaucoma (33.8%), and cystoid macular edema (31.6%).

Conclusions:

  • This report details the relative prevalence of uveitis types and their causes in Egyptian children.
  • Findings contribute to the understanding of pediatric uveitis epidemiology in the region.
Abstract

Keywords:
Egyptintermediatepediatricretinoschisisuveitis

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