Clinical analysis of uveitis.
- Author:
Hum CHUNG
1
;
Dong Gyu CHOI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study
- Keywords: uveitis; etiology; retrospective analysis
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Korea; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; *Uveitis/classification/etiology/physiopathology
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 1989;3(1):33-37
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Uveitis can be classified in a variety of ways and this fact makes it difficult to compare results. Therefore we classified uveitis by the location with the method of Henderly; anterior-, posterior-, intermediate- and panuveitis. We determined the frequency of occurrence, etiology and clinical characteristics of various forms of uveitis. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 683 patients with uveitis seen at Seoul National University Hospital from January 1978, to December 1987. The results were as follows. 1. 192 cases (28.1%) occurred as anterior uveitis, 218 cases (31.9%) as posterior uveitis, 166 cases (24.3%) as panuveitis and 107 cases (15.7%) as pars planitis. Posterior uveitis was the most common form of uveitis. 2. In cases of anterior uveitis, 142 cases (74.0%) were idiopathic, traumatic uveitis was seen in 18 cases. In posterior-uveitis, 111 cases (50.9%) were idiopathic, retinal vasculitis including Eales' disease in 60 cases (27.5%), toxoplasmosis in 23 cases (10.6%). In cases of panuveitis, idiopathic form occurred in 80 cases (48.2%), Behcet's disease in 41 cases (24.7%). The idiopathic form was the most common entity in all locations of uveitis.
