Vogt-koyanagi-harada disease: Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients in a specialized eye hospital in Turkey
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.277-286, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.3109/09273948.2013.856448
- Dergi Adı: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.277-286
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Ocular involvement, treatment, uveitis, VKH, Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: To evaluate clinical and demographic features of Vogt-Kayanagi-Harada disease (VKH) disease in Turkish patients and compare them with previously published data. Methods: Demographic and clinical features of 32 patients diagnosed as VKH in a tertiary referral center were retrospectively reviewed. Results: The mean age at presentation was 33.6±10.4 years. Seventy-five percent of the patients were female and 62.5% of the patients presented during the last 2 years. The disease was complete in 31.2%, incomplete in 50%, and probable in 18.8% of the patients. The clinical course was acute in 50%, chronic recurrent in 34.4%, and chronic in 15.6%. The most common findings were bilateral serous retinal detachment±papillitis in acute cases and retinal pigment epithelial changes of the macula in chronic cases. Conclusions: Although rare in Turkey, VKH disease seems to have increased during the last few years. The disease is incomplete and acute in half of the patients and has a quite good visual prognosis. © 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.