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Table 2 Patients characteristics at the onset of uveitis. M = male, F = female, MP = methyliprendisolone

From: Ocular involvement in pediatric Behçet’s disease: is it different than in adults? (a short case series and mini review)

Case #

Age/ gender

Descent

BCVA at presentation (logMar)

Final BCVA (logMAR)

Presenting symptoms

Diagnostic delay (months)

Systemic features

Associated conditions

Anterior / Posterior uveitis

Retinal vasculitis

Ocular Complications

Systemic Treatments

Ophthalmic Treatments

PEDBD criteria fulfilled

ICBD criteria fulfilled

Follow-up (months)

1

13 / M

Northern Africa

HLAB51 + 

OD: 0

OS: 2.3

OD: 0

OS: 0

Ocular

18

Oral aphtosis

pseudofolliulitis

Hétérozygous M694I

- / + 

 + 

Macular edema

Serous retinal detachment

Necrotizing retinitis

Occlusive vasculitis

Intravenous MP pulse 15 mg/kg and oral prednisone

Infliximab 5 mg/kg

Azathioprine 2 mg/kg/day

Colchicine 1 mg/day

Hourly dexamethasone eye drops

Tropicamide and phenylephrine eye drops

 + 

 + 

69

2

9 / M

Northern Africa

HLAB51 + 

OD: 0.4

OS: 1.9

OD: 0

OS: 0.1

Ocular

0.3

Oral aphtosis

Meningitidis

Anorexia

Fever

None

 + / + 

 + 

Diffuse capillaritis

discrete bilateral papilledema

Intravenous MP pulse 15 mg/kg and oral prednisone

Infliximab 5 mg/kg

Azathioprine 2 mg/kg/day

Colchicine 1 mg/day

Dexamethasone subconjunctival injection

Hourly Dexamethasone eyed drops

Tropicamide eye drops

 + 

 + 

24

3

14 / F

Northern Africa

HLAB51 + 

OD: 0.2

OS: 0

OD: 0

OS: 0

Neurological: Encephalomyelitis with aseptic meningitis

21

Encephalomyelitis with aseptic meningitis

polyarthralgia

- None

-—/ + 

 + 

Macular edema

Vasculitis

Papillitis

Intravenous MP pulse 15 mg/kg and oral prednisone

Infliximab 5 mg/kg

Azathioprine 2 mg/kg/day

Colchicine 1 mg/day

Dexamethasone eye drops (6/day)

-

-

57

4

16 / M

Northern Africa

HLAB51-

OD: 2.7

OS: 0.7

OD: 3

OS: 3

Ocular

6

Oral aphtosis

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Psychiatric manifestations

Anorexia

None

 + / + 

 + 

Ischemic retinopathy with necrotizing retinitis

Optic neuritis

Occlusive vasculitis

Intravenous MP pulse 15 mg/kg and oral prednisone

Infliximab 5 mg/kg

Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/day

Azathioprine 2 mg/kg/day

Colchicine 1 mg/day

Enoxaparin 150UI/day

Dexamethasone

eye drops (4/Day)

 + 

 + 

104

  1. M Male, F Female, BCVA Best corrected visual acuity, OD Right eye, OS Left eye, MP Methylprednisolone, PEDBD Pediatric Behçet’s Disease study [7], ICBD International Criteria for Behçet’s Disease [9]