Alenka Lavric1, Julio J Gonzalez-Lopez1,2, Parthopratim Dutta Majumder3, Nishat Bansal3, Jyotirmay Biswas3, Carlos Pavesio1,4, Rupesh Agrawal1,5. 1. a Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust , London , UK . 2. b Surgery Department , Universidad de Alcalá School of Medicine , Madrid , Spain . 3. c Medical Research Foundation , Chennai , India . 4. d Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology , London , UK , and. 5. e National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Singapore.
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PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with posterior scleritis, and to analyze the response to treatment and time to relapse. METHODS: Retrospective study of 114 cases of posterior scleritis from two tertiary care, university-affiliated, referral centers in the United Kingdom and India between 2004 and 2013. Data included sociodemographic factors, medical history, clinical, laboratory and ultrasound findings, therapies, and outcomes. LogMAR visual acuity at presentation and final visit and time to relapse were the main outcome measures. RESULTS: The mean age was 45.9 ± 16.8 years, 71.1% were women, and 18 (15.8%) patients had bilateral disease; 71 (62.3%) cases were idiopathic. Rheumatoid polyarthritis (12.28%), systemic lupus erythematous (4.38%) and pANCA(+) systemic vasculitis (5.26%) were the most frequent systemic associations. VA improved by 0.24 ± 0.36 LogMAR between presentation and last follow up (p < 0.001). The median time to remission was 210 days (95% CI: 184-256 days). Recurrences after remission were observed in 36.63%. The observed incidence rate of posterior scleritis relapse after remission was 15.81% per person-year (95% CI: 11.78-20.77%). Systemic disease was present significantly in patients more than 50 years of age (OR = 2.29; 95% CI: 1.01-5.17; p = 0.044). CONCLUSION: Posterior scleritis is an uncommon disease causing pain and visual loss. In around 40% of the cases, it can be associated with other systemic diseases. Median time to relapse was 210 days. Relapses may occur in around 1 in 3 patients, with an incidence rate of 15.81% per person/year.
PURPOSE: To describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with posterior scleritis, and to analyze the response to treatment and time to relapse. METHODS: Retrospective study of 114 cases of posterior scleritis from two tertiary care, university-affiliated, referral centers in the United Kingdom and India between 2004 and 2013. Data included sociodemographic factors, medical history, clinical, laboratory and ultrasound findings, therapies, and outcomes. LogMAR visual acuity at presentation and final visit and time to relapse were the main outcome measures. RESULTS: The mean age was 45.9 ± 16.8 years, 71.1% were women, and 18 (15.8%) patients had bilateral disease; 71 (62.3%) cases were idiopathic. Rheumatoid polyarthritis (12.28%), systemic lupus erythematous (4.38%) and pANCA(+) systemic vasculitis (5.26%) were the most frequent systemic associations. VA improved by 0.24 ± 0.36 LogMAR between presentation and last follow up (p < 0.001). The median time to remission was 210 days (95% CI: 184-256 days). Recurrences after remission were observed in 36.63%. The observed incidence rate of posterior scleritis relapse after remission was 15.81% per person-year (95% CI: 11.78-20.77%). Systemic disease was present significantly in patients more than 50 years of age (OR = 2.29; 95% CI: 1.01-5.17; p = 0.044). CONCLUSION:Posterior scleritis is an uncommon disease causing pain and visual loss. In around 40% of the cases, it can be associated with other systemic diseases. Median time to relapse was 210 days. Relapses may occur in around 1 in 3 patients, with an incidence rate of 15.81% per person/year.
Authors: María D Pinazo-Durán; Vicente Zanón-Moreno; José J García-Medina; J Fernando Arévalo; Roberto Gallego-Pinazo; Carlo Nucci Journal: Biomed Res Int Date: 2016-03-14 Impact factor: 3.411