Uveitis of Unknown Etiology: Clinical and Outcome features. A Retrospective Analysis of 355 Patients

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Gaëlle Richard ColmantP Sève

Abstract

Purpose: Despite the huge advance in diagnostic technics, about one-third of uveitis is still considered of unknown etiology. In this study, we aimed to report their clinical features and to describe how a diagnosis has been finally reached for some patients.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with uveitis referred to our tertiary center between 2002 and 2016. The unknown etiology was admitted after a new ophthalmologic examination and a full work-up in internal medicine in our tertiary center.Results: Among 957 patients with uveitis, 355 had uveitis of unknown etiology. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics of this subgroup were no different from those with a known etiology. Out of 104 patients who were followed-up for more than 1 year, a diagnosis was finally achieved in 20 patients. The diagnosis was determined either because of the occurrence of a new clinical symptom (n = 10), a new/repeated non-ophthalmologic investigation (n = 7), or a new/repeated ophthalmic exam (n = 3).Conclusion: A prolonged follow-up, with repeated exams, may allow the determination of an etiology in about one-fifth of uveitis initially considered as idiopathic.

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