Voorduin S, Zagorín B

Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 193-196
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The Uveitis Clinic in the Instituto de Oftalmología exists since 13 years; we didn’t know the frequency of the different types of uveitis.
Objective: To know the frequency of each type of uveitis making a relation between this data and the group of age and sex. Determine the most frequent definitive and syndromatic diagnosis.
Methods and materials: We analyzed 760 records of a total of approximately 2000. The information obtained was classified in groups of age, anatomic site of the inflammation, type of presentation, type of inflammation and unilateral or bilateral affection.
Results: The anterior uveitis was the most frequent in 38%; the non-granulomatous occurred in 70%; chronic events in 67%; the unilateral presentation occurred in 53% of the cases. We only found statistical association between: type of uveitis and sex, unilateral o bilateral uveitis and sex, type of uveitis and age, duration of the attack and age. The most frequent definitive and syndromatic diagnosis was toxoplasmosis.
Conclusions: The frequency of the different types of uveitis varies depending on certain factors (time, genetic, environment). With the recent advances in microbiology, immunology and molecular biology our diagnostic and therapeutic approach is suffering great modifications.

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