Abstract
Pediatric uveitis is a blinding disease in 15-20 % of cases. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common disease associated with uveitis (JIAU).Biologics have changed the treatment of uveitis in particular JIAU.
Highlights
Pediatric uveitis is a blinding disease in 15-20 % of cases
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common disease associated with uveitis (JIAU).Biologics have changed the treatment of uveitis in particular JIAU
We retrospectively collected data between 2004 and 2013 for children under 16 years of age followed for non-infectious uveitis in the Department of Ophthalmology and in Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of the Hospital of Tours
Summary
We retrospectively collected data between 2004 and 2013 for children under 16 years of age followed for non-infectious uveitis in the Department of Ophthalmology and in Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of the Hospital of Tours. An improvement in the visual acuity of our cohort was found (4/10 initially versus 6.3/10). In the subgroup of JIAU (13 patients) visual acuity was modified from 4/ 10 to 5/10 and 23% patients used the systemic association;corticosteroid and methotrexate , 3 patients relapsed under adalimumab
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