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CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF UVEITIS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS. Luis García Onrubia Drª Lidia Cocho Archiles Dr J.M. Herreras Cantalapiedra. Purpose
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CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF UVEITIS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS Luis García Onrubia Drª Lidia Cocho Archiles Dr J.M. Herreras Cantalapiedra
Purpose To report the spectrum and clinical profile of paediatric uveitis in an Immunology Ocular Unit analyzing the clinical and epidemiological profile of 22 consecutive patients under the age of 16 years-old Material and Methods • Adapt the data base known as “Pacientes con uveitis” • A retrospective case series of 22 consecutive patients diagnosed at the Immunology Ocular Unit of the “Hospital Universitario de Valladolid” and “Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA)”
TREATMENT • 2 patients required biological therapy • 6 patients required at least one surgical procedure • 11 patients required oral steroids • 8 patients required conventional immunomodulation