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The Quality of Life in Patients With Behçet’s Disease. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci) 2011; 5:229-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anr.2011.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 11/26/2011] [Accepted: 11/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cetin EN, Bulgu Y, Taslı L, Cobankara V, Yildirım C. Ocular pulse amplitude in Behçet disease. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2011; 19:376-8. [PMID: 21970666 DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2011.601844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Ebru Nevin Cetin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
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A case of Behçet’s disease complicated by bilateral posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Int Ophthalmol 2011; 31:157-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s10792-011-9415-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sungur G, Hazirolan D, Hekimoglu E, Kasim R, Duman S. Late-onset Behçet's disease: demographic, clinical, and ocular features. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2010; 248:1325-30. [PMID: 20449602 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-010-1399-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2010] [Accepted: 04/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the demographic, clinical, and ocular features of patients with Behçet's disease (BD) who had first symptom onset after 40 years of age and fulfilled the diagnostic criteria afterwards. METHODS This retrospective study included 42 patients with initial BD symptom onset after 40 years of age who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria afterwards, according to the International Study Group for BD. Patients were divided into two groups based on the presence of ocular involvement: group 1 had uveitis and group 2 did not have uveitis. The ocular characteristics of patients in group 1 were further examined according to age groups. Group 1A included patients between 40-50 years of age, and group 1B included patients older than 50 years of age. Clinical and demographic features of uveitic and non-uveitic patients were compared. Ocular manifestations, treatment protocols, and ocular complications in uveitic patients were noted. The ocular characteristics of group 1A and group 1B were further evaluated. RESULTS Twenty-six patients (61.9%) had uveitis (group 1) and 16 (39.1%) had no uveitis (group 2). There was no significant difference between groups according to sex, age at initial admission, age at the time of initial symptom of BD, and period between initial symptom and the diagnosis of BD. The most frequent initial manifestation was oral ulcer in both groups. No statistical difference between the groups was detected with regard to the mean age of onset of each symptom. Anterior uveitis (73.1%) was the most frequent type of uveitis followed by panuveitis (19.2%) and sclerouveitis (7.7%). Uveitis was bilateral in 80.8% of patients. The incidence of anterior uveitis was higher in group 1B than in group 1A (P = 0.023). Cataract was the most common ocular complication, followed by macular edema sequelae, glaucoma, optic disc paleness, and branch retinal vein occlusion. CONCLUSION Late-onset BD usually affects both genders equally, and the prognosis of ocular involvement is usually good. The incidence of panuveitis decreases as age increases, while the incidence of anterior uveitis increases. Ocular involvement is usually bilateral and there is no correlation between gender and uveitis type.
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- Gulten Sungur
- Department of 1st Eye Clinic, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
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Takeuchi M, Iwasaki T, Kezuka T, Usui Y, Okunuki Y, Sakai JI, Goto H. Functional and morphological changes in the eyes of Behçet's patients with uveitis. Acta Ophthalmol 2010; 88:257-62. [PMID: 19489762 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01536.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic, recurrent, multisystem disorder, and serious ocular involvement may lead to blindness. In some BD patients, latent tissue damage caused by recurrent ocular inflammation is not reflected by visual acuity or ophthalmoscopic findings. In this study, we evaluated the morphological and functional changes of ocular features related to duration of uveitis from onset in BD patients, and analysed their association with visual acuity. METHODS Thirty-eight eyes of 20 patients with ocular BD were enrolled. Eyes with marked complications such as cataract, glaucoma, cystoid macular oedema, macular degeneration and optic atrophy were excluded from the study. During clinical remission of ocular inflammation, perimetric sensitivity and retinal thickness were measured by Micro Perimeter 1 (MP-1) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), respectively. The relationship between MP-1 and OCT findings, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) converted to logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) and duration from initial onset of uveitis were analysed statistically. RESULTS logMAR correlated with perimetric sensitivity measured with MP-1 at the fovea, inner macula and outer macula, but not with retinal thickness based on OCT. The duration of uveitis correlated significantly with logMAR and with OCT-based retinal thickness at the fovea, inner macular and outer macula, but not with MP-1-derived retinal perimetric sensitivity. No correlation was found between OCT-based retinal thickness and the corresponding MP-1-derived retinal sensitivity at the fovea, inner macula or outer macula. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that visual acuity, retinal perimetric sensitivity and retinal thickness decrease with an increase in the duration of uveitis in BD patients, but that retinal perimetric sensitivity is relatively preserved among these factors.
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- Masaru Takeuchi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Unoki N, Nishijima K, Kita M, Hayashi R, Yoshimura N. Structural changes of fovea during remission of Behçet's disease as imaged by spectral domain optical coherence tomography. Eye (Lond) 2009; 24:969-75. [DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Citirik M, Berker N, Songur MS, Soykan E, Zilelioglu O. Ocular findings in childhood-onset Behçet disease. J AAPOS 2009; 13:391-5. [PMID: 19683192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2009.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2009] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the demographic characteristics and ocular features of patients with childhood-onset Behçet disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients for this retrospective study were selected using the data obtained from medical records of 34 patients with childhood-onset Behçet disease being followed up in the Uveitis Department of Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital between January 2003 and May 2008. RESULTS Of 34 patients, 24 were boys (70.5%) and 10 were girls (29.4%). The average age of patients was 14.5 +/- 1.9 years (range, 10-16 years). Mean follow-up period was 4.5 +/- 2 years (range, 2-10 years). During the follow-up, panuveitis, posterior uveitis, and anterior uveitis were diagnosed in 18 (52.9%), 11 (32.3%), and 5 (14.7%) patients, respectively. Ocular findings included cataract in 20 patients (58.8%), posterior synechiae in 8 (23.5%), posterior capsular opacification secondary to cataract surgery in 8 (23.5%), vitreous condensation due to previous episodes of vitritis in 17 (50%), optic atrophy in 10 (29.4%), cystoid macular edema in 5 patients (14.7%), narrowed and occluded retinal vessels due to retinal periphlebitis and branched retinal vein occlusion in 2 (5.8%), neovascularization of the disk in 1 (2.9%), and phthisis bulbi in 1 patient (2.9%). CONCLUSIONS Based on the results that were obtained in this series, panuveitis was the most common type of uveitis in cases with childhood-onset Behçet disease. Cataract was the most common anterior segment complication. Optic atrophy was the most common posterior segment complication. Male predominance was determined in this study.
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- Mehmet Citirik
- Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Berker N, Elgin U, Ozdamar Y, Acaroglu G, Soykan E, Ozkan SS. Papillitis as the Initial Presentation of Behçet Disease. Neuroophthalmology 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10641950701357196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Yu HG, Kim MJ, Oh FS. Fluorescein Angiography and Visual Acuity in Active Uveitis with Behçet Disease. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2009; 17:41-6. [DOI: 10.1080/09273940802553279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Uveitis associated with pediatric behçet disease in the american midwest. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 146:819-27.e2. [PMID: 18672222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 05/14/2008] [Accepted: 05/26/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe demographics, clinical course, treatment, and visual prognosis of uveitis in pediatric patients with Behçet disease, and to compare childhood-onset with adult-onset Behçet uveitis. DESIGN Retrospective, observational case series. METHODS setting: Uveitis service, University of Illinois at Chicago and private office of one of the authors (H.H.T.). study population: Patients diagnosed with Behçet uveitis using International Study Group criteria between January 1, 1973 to December 31, 2007. main outcome measures: Demographics, symptoms, clinical course, management, laboratory tests, complications, and visual prognoses were recorded. RESULTS Thirty-three patients had available records with at least one month follow-up; four were children and 29 were adults. All children and 19 adults were male. The most common initial symptom was oral ulcers and the most common uveitis type was panuveitis with retinal vasculitis in both groups. There was an average delay of one year among children and 1.8 years among adults between onset of uveitis and disease diagnosis. Immunosuppressive therapy was employed in all children and 23 of 29 adults. Treatment response was variable in both groups. Maculopathy was the most common cause of permanent visual impairment, both in children and in adults. Six of eight pediatric eyes (75%) and 13 of 25 adult eyes (52%) retained a visual acuity better than 20/200 at three years. CONCLUSIONS Behçet disease is an uncommon cause of uveitis in the United States, with a male predominance. Although the clinical picture of Behçet uveitis was similar among both groups, the visual prognosis appeared worse in adults. Awareness of this disease should be increased in nonendemic areas to prevent blindness resulting from delays in diagnosis.
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Krause L, Köhler AK, Altenburg A, Papoutsis N, Zouboulis CC, Pleyer U, Stroux A, Foerster MH. Ocular involvement in Adamantiades-Behçet’s disease in Berlin, Germany. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2008; 247:661-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-0983-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Revised: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 10/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Kump LI, Moeller KL, Reed GF, Kurup SK, Nussenblatt RB, Levy-Clarke GA. Behçet's disease: comparing 3 decades of treatment response at the National Eye Institute. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2008; 43:468-72. [PMID: 18711463 PMCID: PMC2707493 DOI: 10.3129/i08-080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND The goal of the present study was to analyze differences in response to the treatment of ocular Behçet's disease (BD) in the 1960s, 1980s, and 1990s. METHODS Medical records of 120 patients with uveitis due to BD followed at the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, from 1962 to 2004, were reviewed. RESULTS The patients were categorized into 3 groups according to the time of follow-up: the first group was followed from 1962 until 1972, the second group from 1983 until 1992, and the third group from 1992 through 2004. Snellen visual acuity was converted to logMAR values. The range of values for inflammation was 0.5 (trace), 1 (mild), 2 (moderate), and 3 (severe). There were 45 patients (89 affected eyes) in the 1960s group, 26 patients (52 eyes) in the 1980s group, and 49 patients (94 eyes) in the most recent group. Statistical analysis showed that the mean logMAR score decreased with each decade. Mean visual acuity in the 1990s group was significantly better than in the previous decades (p < 0.001 for the 1960s group and p = 0.019 for the 1980s). The mean inflammation score was significantly higher in the 1960s than in the subsequent decades (p < 0.001 both for the 1980s and for the 1990s). INTERPRETATION BD is a severe, blinding disorder. There was a definitive trend toward improvement in clinical outcome from the 1960s to 1990s. We attribute this trend to the introduction of newer, more potent corticosteroid-sparing agents and targeted therapy.
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- Leila I Kump
- National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Khairallah M, Attia S, Yahia SB, Jenzeri S, Ghrissi R, Jelliti B, Zaouali S, Messaoud R. Pattern of uveitis in Behçet’s disease in a referral center in Tunisia, North Africa. Int Ophthalmol 2008; 29:135-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s10792-008-9203-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/12/2008] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ornek K, Onaran Z, Ergin A, Yalçindag NF. Ocular Behçet's disease presenting with retinal tear and panuveitis. Eye (Lond) 2008; 22:1450-1. [PMID: 18344955 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Human leukocyte antigen-B27-associated uveitis: long-term follow-up and gender differences. Am J Ophthalmol 2008; 145:472-9. [PMID: 18282492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2007] [Revised: 11/07/2007] [Accepted: 11/09/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate clinical features and gender differences in human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27-associated acute anterior uveitis (AAU) in long-term follow-up. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS The clinical records of 177 HLA-B27-positive patients (96 males [54%] and 81 females [46%]) who sought treatment for acute anterior uveitis (AAU) at the University Medical Center Utrecht between January 1995 and December 2005 were evaluated. All patients had a minimum follow-up of at least one year. The clinical data were analyzed at standardized intervals (one, five, and 10 years after the onset of uveitis). RESULTS Average age at onset of AAU was 36 years, with no differences between males and females. HLA-B27-associated systemic disease developed earlier in males than in females (31 vs 37 years; P=.021). Consequently, at onset of AAU, HLA-B27-associated systemic disease were more frequent in males than in females (25/75 [33%] males vs nine/54 [17%] females; P=.030); however over time, males and females were at equal risk of developing a HLA-B27-associated systemic disease. Bilateral uveitis developed more frequently in females (6/45 [13%] of males vs 11/35, [31%] of females; P=.05). In none of the patients did bilateral visual acuity of less than 0.5 develop after the follow-up of 10 years. CONCLUSIONS The long-term visual prognosis of HLA-B27-associated AAU was favorable, despite the frequent attacks of severe AAU. At the onset of AAU, the prevalence of HLA-B27-associated systemic disease was more frequent in males, but after the onset of uveitis, the risk of developing a HLA-B27-associated systemic disease is similar for both males and females.
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Shima S, Nishimura K, Yamanaka KI, Hakamada A, Isoda KI, Kurokawa I, Toyoda K, Mizutani H. A case of Adamantiades-Behçet disease with ischemic optic neuritis (posterior optic neuropathy). J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2007; 5:1010-4. [PMID: 17976143 DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06380.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Adamantiades-Behçet disease (ABD) may present with cutaneous and ophthalmologic findings. A 29-year old woman complained of fever and general fatigue, along with erythema nodosum and vesiculo-pustular lesions on the legs, acneiform lesions, genital ulcerations and painful oral ulcers. She also complained of reduced visual acuity, visual disturbance and blurred vision in the left eye. Her left visual acuity was 6/20. Light reflex in the left eye was reduced. The relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) was positive in the left eye where a central scotoma was present. The vitreous was clear; the optic disc, macula, retina and iris were all normal. Uveitis was not observed. The patient was diagnosed with ischemic optic neuritis (posterior optic neuropathy) with ABD. Histopathological findings taken from a blister on the leg showed subepidermal bulla, dense dermal neutrophil infiltration, and extravasation of erythrocytes, suggesting leukocytoclastic vasculitis. She was treated orally with high-dose corticosteroids (methylprednisolone 500 mg/d) for three days. Her general condition and ophthalmic symptoms resolved completely. Optic neuropathy with ABD is very rare; we know of two previous cases [1, 2] of ABD with ischemic posterior optic neuritis.
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- Satoko Shima
- Department of Dermatology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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Berker N, Elgin U, Ozdal P, Batman A, Soykan E, Ozkan SS. Topographic optic disc analysis by Heidelberg retinal tomography in ocular Behcet's disease. Br J Ophthalmol 2007; 91:1199-201. [PMID: 17475703 PMCID: PMC1954921 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.116087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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AIM To compare the topographic characteristics of the optic discs in patients with severe and mild ocular Behçet's disease by using Heidelberg retinal tomographaphy (HRT). METHODS This prospective study included 47 eyes of 47 patients with ocular BD who were being followed-up at the Uveitis Clinic of the Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. The patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 21 eyes with mild uveitis, and group 2 consisted of 26 eyes with severe uveitis. All patients underwent topographic optic disc analysis by HRT II, and the quantitative optic disc parameters of both groups were compared by non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS The mean cup volume, rim volume, cup area, disc area and cup depth in group 1 were found to be statistically significantly greater than those in group 2 (p<0.0001, p = 0.03, p = 0.021, p = 0.01 and p = 0.017, respectively), while the difference between the mean cup-to-disc ratios in group 1 and group 2 were found to be statistically insignificant (p = 0.148). CONCLUSION A relationship was found between the severity of ocular BD and optic disc topography determined by HRT. In eyes with smaller optic discs, uveitis was observed to have a more severe course with more frequent relapses than those with larger discs.
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- Nilufer Berker
- Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Research Hospital, Department of Retinal and Uveal Diseases, Ankara, Turkey.
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Voros GM, Sandhu SS, Pandit R. Acute Optic Neuropathy in Patients with Behçet’s Disease. Ophthalmologica 2006; 220:400-5. [PMID: 17095888 DOI: 10.1159/000095869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2005] [Accepted: 12/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although acute optic neuropathy has been rarely reported in patients with Behçet's disease, a detailed description of its clinical course is lacking. We report in detail the course of acute optic neuropathy in two patients with Behçet's disease. Our experience suggests that it can be bilateral, can affect both eyes simultaneously, and can be recurrent. The severity of the visual loss and its recovery can be very variable even in the same patient. Early recognition of this entity and treatment with high-dose systemic corticosteroids may limit the degree of permanent visual loss. However, the optimal treatment has not been established.
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- Gerasimos M Voros
- Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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MACULAR STAR ASSOCIATED WITH BEH??ET DISEASE. Retina 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/00006982-200604000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R V Paul Chan
- Retina Service, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
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Behçet's disease is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and ocular inflammation. The disease may also involve the joints, skin, central nervous system, the lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. Ocular manifestations include anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, macular edema, retinal vasculitis, conjunctival ulcers, optic neuropathy, papilledema, secondary glaucoma, cataract, and neovascularization of iris or retina. The cause of Behçet's disease is unknown, but autoimmune and genetic factors are considered important in its pathogenesis. Promising new imaging techniques and treatments are available to provide better management for patients. This review focuses on recent data on visual aspects, pathogenesis, and the treatment of Behçet's disease.
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- Tulay Kansu
- Department of Neurology-Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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Behçet's disease is a systemic vasculitis characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and ocular inflammation. The disease may also involve the joints, skin, central nervous system, the lungs, and gastrointestinal tract. Ocular manifestations include anterior uveitis, posterior uveitis, macular edema, retinal vasculitis, conjunctival ulcers, optic neuropathy, papilledema, secondary glaucoma, cataract, and neovascularization of iris or retina. The cause of Behçet's disease is unknown but autoimmune and genetic factors are considered important in its pathogenesis. Promising new imaging techniques and treatments are available to provide better management for patients. This review focuses on recent data on visual aspects, pathogenesis, and the treatment of Behçet's disease.
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- Tulay Kansu
- Department of Neurology-Neuro-ophthalmology Unit, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey.
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Sullu Y, Alotaiby H, Beden U, Erkan D. Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Ocular Complications of Behcet's Disease. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2005. [DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20050701-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Douglas A Jabs
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
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Tugal-Tutkun I, Onal S, Altan-Yaycioglu R, Huseyin Altunbas H, Urgancioglu M. Uveitis in Behçet disease: an analysis of 880 patients. Am J Ophthalmol 2004; 138:373-80. [PMID: 15364218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 405] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/22/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to describe the demographic and clinical features, ocular manifestations, complications, visual prognosis, and treatment in a large population of Turkish patients with Behçet uveitis. We also aimed to compare visual prognosis between male and female sex and between patients who presented before and after 1990. DESIGN Observational case series. METHODS A retrospective study of 880 consecutive patients (1,567 eyes) with Behçet uveitis seen at the Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, from 1980 to 1998. All patients met the classification criteria of the International Study Group for Behçet's Disease. Information on the patient's sex, age at onset of uveitis, ocular features, ocular complications, visual acuity, and systemic treatment was collected. RESULTS Five hundred ninety-nine patients (68%) were male and 281 (32%) were female. The mean age at onset of uveitis was 28.5 years in male and 30 years in female patients. Ocular involvement was bilateral in 78.1% and unilateral in 21.9% of the patients. Panuveitis was the most common form in both sexes. Fundus lesions as well as sight-threatening complications were more common in males. At the beginning of the follow-up, potential visual acuity was 0.1 or less in 30.9% of eyes in males and 24.2% of eyes in females. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis estimated the risks of losing useful vision (>0.1) at 5 and 10 years for males and females as 21% vs 10% and 30% vs 17%, respectively. Male patients who presented in the 1990s had a significantly lower risk of losing vision compared with male patients who presented in the 1980s. CONCLUSION Behçet uveitis starts frequently around the end of the third decade and has a male predominance. The disease is more severe and the risk of losing useful vision is higher in males than in females. However, this risk has been significantly reduced in the 1990s.
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- Ilknur Tugal-Tutkun
- Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 34390 Capa Istanbul, Turkey.
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