HLA-B7 in presumed ocular histoplasmosis maculopathy

Sixty-four patients that fulfill the clinical criteria of the presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome were typed for common histocompatibility antigens. The clinical criteria included the presence of multiple peripheral punched out choroidal atropic scars, a clear vitreous, and compatible macular disciform lesions in at least one eye. Thirty-four patients were found to have HLA-B7, which is statistically significant at the p less than 0.005 level when compared to a normal population. Though this is statistically significant, other factors must be involved, as there still remain many patients with this clinical picture who do not demonstrate a common histocompatibility antigen.