Table 4 Frequencies of ocular features, complications and systemic associations in uveitis associated with BD in children compared to BD in adult
Pediatric Behçet’s disease | Adult Behçet’s disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical features (% of affected eyes) | Tugal-Tutkun et al., 2003, Turkey N = 36 [25] | Citirik et al., 2009, Turkey N = 34 [24] | Tugal-Tutkun et al., 2004, Turkey N = 880 [19] | Yang et al., 2008, China N = 485 [26] |
Bilateral uveitis | 83 | 44 | 78 | 77 |
Panuveitis | 86 | 53 | 60 | 69 |
Anterior uveitis | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Retinal hemorrhage | NA | NA | 27 | NA |
Retinal vasculitis | 86 | NA | 89 | 81 |
Retinal vein occlusion | 3 | 6 | NA | 22 |
Retinitis | 75 | NA | 52 | 53 |
Papillitis | NA | NA | 6 | NA |
Disk neovascularization | 3 | 3 | NA | NA |
Maculopathy | 58 | NA | NA | NA |
Macular edema | NA | 15 | 45 | 34 |
Hypopion | 25 | NA | 12 | 32 |
Elevated IOP | 11 | 21 | 14 | 31 |
Cataract | 50 | 59 | 39 | 77 |
Posterior synechiae | 31 | 24 | 26 | NA |
Optic atrophy | 47 | 29 | 24 | NA |
Macular degeneration | NA | NA | 19 | NA |
Epiretinal membrane | NA | NA | 17 | 10 |
Retinal tear | 6 | NA | 1 | 2 |
Retinal detachment | 6 | NA | 1 | 16 |
Exsudative retinal detachment | 11 | NA | NA | 10 |
Pars plana exsudates | 17 | NA | NA | NA |
Neovascular glaucoma | 3 | NA | 1 | NA |
Phtisis | 3 | 3 | 2 | NA |
Band keratopathy | 3 | NA | NA | NA |
Oral aphtosis | 100 | NA | 100 | 100 |
Genital ulcer | 61 | NA | 60 | 58 |
Arthritis | 22 | NA | 34 | 39 |
Skin involvement | 72 | NA | 55 | 78 |
Neurological features | 8 | NA | 4 | 1 |
Vascular features | 3 | NA | 5 | 16 |
Positive pathergy test | 54 | NA | NA | NA |