Peripheral Multifocal Chorioretinitis

Lardenoye, Charlotte W. T. A.; Lelij, Allegonda Van der; Loos, W.S. de; Treffers, W. F.; Rothová, Aniki

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(97)30021-9

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“…It was reported that especially elderly females with PMC had frequently positive chest CT findings typical of sarcoidosis. 10,15 This observation is entirely in agreement with our findings.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…It is characterised by the presence of multiple, small, round, punched-out lesions in the peripheral retina and an associated intraocular inflammatory reaction. 10 Approximately onethird of PMC patients had systemic sarcoidosis and the majority developed CME. 10,17,19 Similar manifestations were present in our three patients.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…10 Approximately onethird of PMC patients had systemic sarcoidosis and the majority developed CME. 10,17,19 Similar manifestations were present in our three patients. Visual loss in sarcoidosis was predominantly noted in patients with chronic posterior uveitis and was mainly caused by CME (19-72%).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition to the initial screening, a chest CT was performed in all patients with posterior multifocal choroiditis 10 (PMC, 3/209, 1.4%) and all with chronic vitritis in patients older than 50 years (4/209; 1.9%; Figure 1). Uveitis was classified according to the anatomical localisation as recommended by the SUN working group.…”

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Ocular sarcoidosis in Thailand

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Goossens

Tilborg

et al. 2010

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Purpose To determine the prevalence of pulmonary sarcoidosis in patients with uveitis from the University Referral Centre in Thailand and to report on their clinical characteristics. Methods We performed a retrospective review of results of radiological examinations of 209 consecutive new patients, diagnosed with uveitis. In patients with signs of pulmonary sarcoidosis, we reviewed clinical characteristics including age, gender, laterality and anatomical location of uveitis, and complications.Results From 209 chest X-ray (CXR) examinations, one patient exhibited radiological signs typical of stage 1 sarcoidosis. Chest CT of three patients with posterior multifocal chorioretinitis (PMC) revealed abnormalities suggesting the diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis. All PMC patients were females older than 50 years; they had no pulmonary complaints and their CXRs were without abnormalities. Conclusion Ocular sarcoidosis is prevalent in Thailand and our findings suggest that possibly more patients with sarcoidosis would be identified if diagnosis was thought of and ancillary tests were performed.

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Ocular sarcoidosis in Thailand

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Goossens

Tilborg

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“…15,16 The prevalence of CMO has further been associated with specific uveitis entities including pars planitis, Behçet's syndrome, birdshot chorioretinopathy, and peripheral multifocal choroiditis. [17][18][19] In this present study, the most important prognosticator for the presence of inflammatory CMO was the advancing age of the patient, which seemed to be independent of the duration of uveitis. A longitudinal prospective study should be performed to see if these factors contributed to the development of CMO.…”

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Risk factors for cystoid macular oedema in patients with uveitis

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Probst

Fijnheer

et al. 2006

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Purpose To determine ophthalmologic and systemic factors associated with the presence of cystoid macular oedema (CMO) in patients with uveitis. Methods Retrospective cross-sectional study in which 97 consecutive patients with uveitis filled in an extensive questionnaire for the presence of cardiovascular diseases and its risk factors. An analysis of the ophthalmologic and questionnaire data was conducted.Results CMO was present in 44% (43/97) of patients. Its presence was strongly associated with increasing age (P ¼ 0.001) and age at onset of uveitis (Po0.001). For patients older than 50 years, the risk of having CMO was 3.8-fold (95% confidence intervals 1.6-9.0) larger than for younger patients. The most frequent anatomic location of uveitis associated with CMO was panuveitis (49%). Papillary leakage on fluorescein angiography was associated with CMO (Po0.001), independently of other risk factors. After adjustment for age, multivariate logistic regression showed no association between cardiovascular disease and its risk factors and the presence of CMO. Conclusions Age, independent of duration of uveitis, was a major risk factor for the presence of CMO in uveitis. A positive correlation between CMO and papillary leakage on angiography was noted.

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