Patterns of Uveitis in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To investigate the clinical patterns of uveitis patients presenting to the uveitis clinic at Cairo University hospitals.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 313 cases of uveitis from May 2015 to May 2017. Patients had detailed ocular and medical examinations.

Results: The most common anatomic form of uveitis was panuveitis (53.4%), followed by anterior uveitis (33.2%), posterior uveitis (12.8%) and intermediate uveitis (0.6%). A specific cause of uveitis was identified in 236 patients (75.4%). The most commonly identified causes were Behçet disease (29.1%), parasitic anterior chamber(AC) granulomatous uveitis (14.4%) and VKH (12.8%). Macular holes were found in 13 eyes, Behcet disease was the major contributor (12 eyes that represent 7.3% of eyes with Behcet disease).

Conclusion: Panuveitis is the most common anatomic form of uveitis in Egypt and the etiologic diagnosis of uveitis should focus in particular on Behçet disease, parasitic AC granulomatous uveitis, and VKH.

KEYWORDS:

• Uveitis
• Egypt
• epidemiology
• AC granuloma
• Behcet disease

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

Data availability statement

The data described in this article are openly available in the Open Science Framework at DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/TPA6U.