Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand

Purpose: To report on the clinical features and etiology of patients with retinal vasculitis (RV). Materials and Methods: We reviewed medical records of 47 patients (75 affected eyes) diagnosed with RV. Clinical presentations, ocular complications, associated systemic diseases, and treatment regimen...

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Main Authors: Apinyawasisuk S., Rothova A., Kunavisarut P., Pathanapitoon K.
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Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24178403
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-42452014-08-30T02:35:50Z Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand Apinyawasisuk S. Rothova A. Kunavisarut P. Pathanapitoon K. Purpose: To report on the clinical features and etiology of patients with retinal vasculitis (RV). Materials and Methods: We reviewed medical records of 47 patients (75 affected eyes) diagnosed with RV. Clinical presentations, ocular complications, associated systemic diseases, and treatment regimens were registered. Results: Etiology of RV included infectious causes in 10/47, (21%) while an association with systemic and/or ocular non-infectious disorders was noted in 22/47 (47%). Eales′ disease and Behcet′s disease represented the most common clinical entities in non-infectious group while tuberculosis-associated RV was diagnosed in 6/10 (60%) among those with infectious disorders. RV was bilateral in 28/47 (60%) patients. Retinal veins were most commonly affected (72%, 34/47). Involvement of arteries was present in 12/47 (25%) and was associated with viral infections and Behcet′s disease. Ocular complications developed in 60/75 (80%) eyes. The most common complications were elevated intraocular pressure and/or glaucoma (33/75, 44%). Retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, and cystoid macular edema developed in similar percentages (15%). Conclusions: RV in Thailand manifested mostly in male patients, was typically bilateral and involved mostly veins. Involvement of arteries was observed in patients with viral infections and Behcet′s disease. Tuberculosis was the most common infectious cause. 2014-08-30T02:35:50Z 2014-08-30T02:35:50Z 2013 Article 03014738 10.4103/0301-4738.120216 IJOMB http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24178403 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84892713145&partnerID=40&md5=fee4f46dfc70c45c84a2c830e233fac9 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4245 English
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description Purpose: To report on the clinical features and etiology of patients with retinal vasculitis (RV). Materials and Methods: We reviewed medical records of 47 patients (75 affected eyes) diagnosed with RV. Clinical presentations, ocular complications, associated systemic diseases, and treatment regimens were registered. Results: Etiology of RV included infectious causes in 10/47, (21%) while an association with systemic and/or ocular non-infectious disorders was noted in 22/47 (47%). Eales′ disease and Behcet′s disease represented the most common clinical entities in non-infectious group while tuberculosis-associated RV was diagnosed in 6/10 (60%) among those with infectious disorders. RV was bilateral in 28/47 (60%) patients. Retinal veins were most commonly affected (72%, 34/47). Involvement of arteries was present in 12/47 (25%) and was associated with viral infections and Behcet′s disease. Ocular complications developed in 60/75 (80%) eyes. The most common complications were elevated intraocular pressure and/or glaucoma (33/75, 44%). Retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, and cystoid macular edema developed in similar percentages (15%). Conclusions: RV in Thailand manifested mostly in male patients, was typically bilateral and involved mostly veins. Involvement of arteries was observed in patients with viral infections and Behcet′s disease. Tuberculosis was the most common infectious cause.
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author Apinyawasisuk S.
Rothova A.
Kunavisarut P.
Pathanapitoon K.
spellingShingle Apinyawasisuk S.
Rothova A.
Kunavisarut P.
Pathanapitoon K.
Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
author_facet Apinyawasisuk S.
Rothova A.
Kunavisarut P.
Pathanapitoon K.
author_sort Apinyawasisuk S.
title Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
title_short Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
title_full Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
title_fullStr Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in Northern Thailand
title_sort clinical features and etiology of retinal vasculitis in northern thailand
publishDate 2014
url http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24178403
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