Objective To analyze the clinical character of uveitis in second hospital of Jilin university. Methods Retrospectively analyze the clinical data of uveitis patients referred to from Second Hospital of Jilin University from September 2009 to September 2014. According to anatomical location, the manifestation of these uveitis patients were divided into anterior uveitis, panuveitis, intermediate uveitis and posterior uveitis. To discuss the possible causes of these patients according to the general information and relevant clinical laboratory examinations results. Results There were 1215 cases in this study, which included 587 male, accounting for 48.31%; and 628 female, accounting for 51.69%. The ratio of male-to-female was 0.93:1. The range of the age of these patients was from 4 to 91 years old. The mean age of these patients at the onset of these disease was (41.43±14.20) years. Of the 1215 cases, 40 male and 43 female were younger than 20 years. The ratio of male-to-female was 0.93:1; 412 male and 396 female were between 21 and 50 years old. The ratio of male-to-female was 1.04:1; 135 male 189 female were older than 50 years. The ratio of male-to-female was 0.71:1. There were 572 cases of anterior uveitis, accounting for 47.08%; 527 cases of panuveitis, accounting for 43.37%; 52 cases of intermediate uveitis, accounting for 4.28%; 64 cases of posterior uveitis, accounting for 5.27%. 703 cases had etiological diagnosis according to the clinical character and the auxiliary results, accounting for 57.68%. Vogt-koyanagi Haradal (VKH) syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis associated with uveitis and Behçet's disease were the common entity, accounting for 30.44%, 19.77% and 14.22% respectively. Conclusions The mean age of these patients in this study was older, compared to other reports. Female patients were more than male, especially in these patients older than 50 years. VKH syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis associated with uveitis and Behçet's disease were the common entities.

Citation： LiuXiaoli, SuGuanfang, XiaoJun. Clinical characteristics of 1215 cases with uveitis. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2015, 31(2): 150-152. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2015.02.010 Copy

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