Ophthalmic manifestations of Behçet Disease

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt

2 Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

3 Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of medicine, Minia University, Egypt

4 Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

5 Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Faculty of medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.

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Objective: to report ophthalmic manifestations of Behçet disease (BD) in a cohort of Egyptian patients.

Methods: 60 BD patients (120 eyes) according to the International Criteria for Behçet's Disease were included and screened for ocular affection. Detailed ophthalmic history and examination with a slit lamp and fundus examination were done on all patients even in the absence of ocular symptoms.

Results: Ocular affection was detected in 60% of the patients. 8 patients lost their vision, 3 patients had single seeing eye (5%) and 5 patients were blind (8.3%). 33 of the patients had uveitis (55%). Pan-uveitis was the most common form, being acute in 20% and chronic in 11.7%. Anterior uveitis was the second most common, 8 of BD patients had acute form (13.3%) and 4 had chronic form (6.7%). 2 had isolated acute posterior uveitis (3.3%), and no statistically significant difference was detected between male and female BD.

Conclusion: Uveitis is the most common ocular presentation in BD. Routine ophthalmic consultation should be done to detect and preserve vision early.

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Minia Journal of Medical Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 13 February 2024

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