Abstract
Purpose: To describe the clinical features of uveitis in children treated at two ophthalmologic centers in Bogotá, Colombia, in a 13 year-period. Methods: Retrospective observational clinical record review of pediatric children with diagnosis of uveitis. Results: In total, 310 children were evaluated, 51.9% were female, mean age of 10.1 years. Posterior uveitis was the most common location (58.7%), of insidious onset (87.4%) and chronic course (78.1%). The most common etiology was infection (58.4%) caused by toxoplasmosis (76.8%). There was a statistically significant difference in visual acuity between anterior (20/68) and intermediate uveitis (20/70), compared with posterior uveitis (20/434) (p
Translated title of the contribution | Bilateral herpes simplex uveitis: literature review and own reports |
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Original language | Spanish (Colombia) |
Pages (from-to) | 410-414 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Ocular Immunology and Inflammation |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 3 2016 |