Endogenous uveitis in Chinese--an analysis of 240 cases in a uveitis clinic.
A review of 240 consecutive Chinese patients with endogenous uveitis seen over a 3-year period was made in Taiwan. The frequency of major types of uveitis was 110 cases (45.8%) of acute anterior uveitis, 43 cases (17.9%) of Behçet's disease, 22 cases (9.2%) of Harada's disease, 10 cases (4.2%) of peripheral uveitis, 6 cases (2.5%) of virus-induced uveitis and 5 cases (2.1%) of Fuchs' heterochromic cyclitis. Only 1 case (0.4%) of sarcoidosis was found. Of the 110 cases of acute anterior uveitis, 80.9% presented with HLA-B27 antigen. The incidences of types of endogenous uveitis in Chinese differ from those in Caucasians, Japanese and Negro races in the USA.
Chung
Y M
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Department of Ophthalmology, National Yang-Ming Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yeh
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Liu
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014605:Uveitis / Q000145:classification / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000276:immunology; D014792:Visual Acuity
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen