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Br J Ophthalmol 89:444-448 doi:10.1136/bjo.2004.050609
  • Clinical science
    • Extended reports

Uveitis in children and adolescents

Table 7

 Non-infectious, systemic disease-associated

Diagnosis No Percentage
Systemic (74) Non-infectious (184) Total (276)
*Three of these patients had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and were in remission when the “uveitis” was detected. Systemic examination disclosed a recurrence of the disease. Treatment induced remission of the systemic disease and “clearing” of the intraocular findings. The fourth case in this group had Langerhans cell histyocytosis.
JIA 41 55.4 22.3 14.9
Behçet’s 13 17.6 7.1 4.7
TINU 4 5.4 2.2 1.4
Masquerade* 4 5.4 2.2 1.4
VKH 3 4.1 1.6 1.1
Sarcoidosis 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Gaucher 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Reiter’s disease 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Spondylitis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Juvenile psoriasis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Juvenile polychondritis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Total 74 100.2 40.2 26.8

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