title: The association between multiple sclerosis and uveitis.
abstract: The association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and uveitis has been questioned. Nerve tissue and eye tissue develop from the same embryonic cells; thus, MS and uveitis could be etiologically associated. In published studies, the prevalence of MS in patients with uveitis differe from 0.7% to 30.4%, whereas the prevalence of uveitis in patients with MS differe from 0.65% to 36.7%. Based on the largest retrospective studies, the prevalence of uveitis among MS patients is ∼1%, and the prevalence of MS among patients with uveitis is ∼1%. This is considerably higher than in the general population; thus, more research on this topic is needed to further understand the relationship between MS and uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark. Electronic address: tinegadegaard@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tine Gadegaard
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frederiksen
mesh_terms: D015551:Autoimmunity; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D014605:Uveitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology
keywords: autoimmune disease; multiple sclerosis; neurology; ophthalmology; systematic review; uveitis