title: Demographic, clinical, and ocular features in patients with late-onset Behçet disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate demographic, clinical, and ocular features of patients with late-onset Behçet disease (BD).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 26 patients with late-onset BD. Onset of their first symptoms was before age 40. They fulfilled the diagnostic criteria after age 40. Patients were divided into 2 groups: group 1 had uveitis and group 2 had no uveitis. Clinical and demographic features of the groups were compared. Ocular manifestations in group 1 were also evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fourteen patients (53.8%) had uveitis and 12 patients (46.2%) had no ocular involvement. The incidence of genital ulcer was higher in group 1. Twelve patients (18 eyes) had anterior uveitis and 2 patients (4 eyes) had panuveitis. The incidence of anterior uveitis was higher in females. The incidence of panuveitis was higher in males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As compared to potentially devastating posterior uveitis, anterior uveitis is more often encountered in patients with late-onset BD. Hence, with respect to ocular involvement, the prognosis is better.
authors.affiliation: Department of 1st Eye Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey. dicleoncel@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dicle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hazirolan
authors.forename: Gulten
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sungur
authors.forename: Sunay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult