Causes of infectious pediatric uveitis: A review.

Infectious pediatric uveitis is a rare disease that can cause severe ocular damage if not detected rapidly and treated properly. Additionally, early identification of an infection can protect the child from life-threatening systemic infection. Infectious uveitis can be congenital or acquired and may manifest as a primary ocular infection or as a reactivation.

Infectious involvement in a tertiary center pediatric uveitis cohort.

Background/aims: Studies of uveitis in children have focused primarily on non-infectious causes. To date, no systematic study of infectious uveitis in children has been conducted. We investigate the prevalence of infectious causes of uveitis in children and explore the diagnostic value of analysing aqueous humour.

Intermediate uveitis and alopecia areata: is there a relationship? Report of 3 pediatric cases.

Three previously healthy children, aged 5, 8, and 15 years, with idiopathic intermediate uveitis (IU) and alopecia areata (AA) are described. These are the first 3 cases of which we are aware with this coexistence. The results of extensive diagnostic evaluations were negative in all 3 cases.

Relapse rate of uveitis post-methotrexate treatment in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of methotrexate (MTX) and the effect of its withdrawal on relapse rate of uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Design: Retrospective case series.

Methods: Data of 22 pediatric JIA patients who were being treated with MTX for active uveitis were studied retrospectively.

Male gender as a risk factor for complications in uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Purpose: To analyze the role of baseline factors in long-term development of ocular complications in uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Design: Retrospective nonrandomized interventional case series.

Methods: Data of 117 affected eyes (65 patients) with JIA-associated uveitis with a minimum follow-up of 1 year were obtained.

Male gender and poor visual outcome in uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Purpose: To analyze visual outcome in uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) according to age of onset of uveitis, gender, and initial manifestation of JIA.

Design: Retrospective nonrandomized interventional case series.

Methods: Visual outcome of 117 affected eyes (65 patients) with JIA-associated uveitis was noted at onset of uveitis and after 1, 3, and 5 years.