title: [Uveitis in juvenile chronic arthritis].
abstract: The authors report the follow-up of thirty patients and 49 eyes, with uveitis associated to juvenile chronic arthritis. Clinical characteristics and risk factors of uveitis are: female gender (90%), bilateral involvement (63%), chronicity (91%), relapses (94%), oligoarticular arthritis (73%), antinuclear antibodies (83%). The intraocular inflammation was most frequently asymptomatic. It is extremely important to screen the patients systematically at regular intervals in order to early diagnose the uveitis to improve the visual prognosis. Risk factors for significant visual loss are still cataract (26.5%) and secondary glaucoma (10%). The most devastating complication is secondary glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lepvrier-Guibal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiret
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Prieur
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Leira
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dufier
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: L'uvéite des arthrites chroniques juvéniles.