title: The Spectrum of Uveitis in Southern Vietnam.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the pattern of uveitis among Vietnamese at two eye hospitals in Southern Vietnam.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 212 consecutive uveitis cases that presented to two eye hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from July 2011 to February 2015. The patients were identified from a database maintained by the hospitals. Patients with keratitis, episcleritis, orbital inflammation, post-surgical endophthalmitis, traumatic iritis, and corneal graft rejection were excluded. Data collected included demographic, clinical, and laboratory findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Uveitis was seen most commonly in the 21-60-year-old age group. Gender distribution was not significantly different among the various age groups. Anterior uveitis was the most common (46%), followed by posterior uveitis (22%), panuveitis (18%), and intermediate uveitis (14%). Infectious etiologies were observed in 27%. Idiopathic uveitis (36%) was the most common non-infectious uveitis, followed by Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease (14%) and Behçet disease (7%). Tuberculous uveitis was the most common infectious etiology (9%), followed by toxocariasis (6%) and herpetic uveitis (6%), and cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis (4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In southern Vietnam, infectious uveitis, such as tuberculosis, toxocariasis, and herpetic infection, are common but toxoplasmosis is rare. Idiopathic uveitis, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, and Behçet disease are the most common non-infectious uveitis, with a notable absence of birdshot retinochoroidopathy.
authors.affiliation: a Vitreoretina Department , Cao Thang Eye Hospital , Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Myhanh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: b Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.|c Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , Singapore.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siak
authors.affiliation: b Singapore National Eye Centre , Singapore Eye Research Institute , Singapore.|c Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine , National University of Singapore , Singapore.|d Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School , Singapore.
authors.forename: Soon-Phaik
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.affiliation: e Ho Chi Minh Eye Hospital , Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Vo Quang Hong
authors.initials: VQH
authors.lastname: Diem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014605:Uveitis / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Behçet; Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada; epidemiology; toxocariasis; tuberculosis; uveitis