Pattern of Retinal Vasculitis in an Egyptian Cohort

Purpose: To describe the clinical experience with retinal vasculitis at 4 Egyptian tertiary eye centers. Methods: A multicenter retrospective chart review of all patients with retinal vasculitis encountered at 4 ocular inflammation referral clinics in Egypt between February 2013 and February 2018. R...

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Published in:Ocular immunology and inflammation 2019-08, Vol.27 (6), p.897-904
Main Authors: Abd El Latif, Eiman, Montasser, Ahmed Samir, Seleet, Mouamen M., Elzawahry, Walid Mohamed, Abdulbadiea Rashed, Mohamed, Elbarbary, Hossameldeen, Sabry, Karim, Abdelmonagy Ibrahim, Mohamed, El Hennawi, Hazem, Zayed, Mohamed A., Kandil, Hazem W., Said, Omar M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Behcet Syndrome - epidemiology
Behçet's disease
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Egypt
Egypt - epidemiology
epidemiology
Female
Hospitals, Special - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology - statistics & numerical data
retinal vasculitis
Retinal Vasculitis - diagnosis
Retinal Vasculitis - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis - epidemiology
Tertiary Healthcare - statistics & numerical data
Toxoplasmosis, Ocular - epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Ocular - epidemiology
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Summary:Purpose: To describe the clinical experience with retinal vasculitis at 4 Egyptian tertiary eye centers. Methods: A multicenter retrospective chart review of all patients with retinal vasculitis encountered at 4 ocular inflammation referral clinics in Egypt between February 2013 and February 2018. Results: The study included 618 patients (327 males and 291 females). Of these, 284 patients had isolated retinal vasculitis, whereas 233 patients had an associated systemic inflammatory disease, the most frequent being Behçet's disease, followed by sarcoidosis. In 101 patients, retinal vasculitis could be attributed to an infectious etiology, and among this category, the most common was tuberculosis, followed by toxoplasmosis. Conclusion: In our Egyptian cohort, more than half the patients had their retinal vasculitis as part of a serious systemic disease, or as part of an infectious process, as tuberculosis. And in view of the significant potential morbidity of these conditions, the local ophthalmologists need to be aware of these entities when faced with patients presenting with retinal vasculitis.
ISSN:0927-3948
1744-5078
DOI:10.1080/09273948.2019.1588332