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Epidemiology of uveitis in a region of southern Sweden
Author(s) -
Bro Tomas,
Tallstedt Leif
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/aos.14130
Subject(s) - epidemiology , uveitis , optometry , geography , medicine , ophthalmology , pathology
Purpose To analyse the distribution and treatment of uveitis in a region of southern Sweden and compare the results with previously reported European data. Methods Anonymized data for all individuals in the region with an ICD ‐10 diagnosis that indicated uveitis between 2013 and 2017 were extracted from a computerized healthcare register. Results In total, 2483 patients were diagnosed with uveitis during 2013–2017. Anterior uveitis was diagnosed in 93%, intermediate in 1%, posterior in 5% and panuveitis in 1% of cases. An associated diagnosis was found in 14%, and the five most common associated diseases were herpes simplex/zoster (4.9%), inflammatory bowel disease (2.2%), rheumatic arthritis (1.9%), ankylosing spondylitis (1.8%) and sarcoidosis (1.8%). Systemic treatment was used in 14% of the cases. The period prevalence of uveitis was 700 cases per 100 000 individuals, and the yearly incidence was estimated to 108 cases/year/100 000 individuals. Conclusions Compared with studies from referral clinics, this community‐based study had a large proportion of anterior uveitis (93%) and uveitis without associated diagnosis (86%). Uveitis was also much more common among elderly than shown in previous research. The distribution of possible associated diagnosis conformed to several previous European studies.