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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with uveitis according to final diagnosis

From: Coinfections and differential diagnosis in immunocompetent patients with uveitis of infectious origin

Characteristics of patients

Median (range) or number/total (percent) in COT patients (n = 22)

Median (range) or number/total (percent) in UOT patients (n = 16)

Median (range) or number/total in OU patients (n = 23)

Median (range) or number/total in COINF patients (n = 5)

p

Age

37,5 (13–70)

30 (19–74)

34 (17–79)

50,2 (16–79)

0,523

Gender Female

10/22 (45,5%)

6/16 (37,5%)

14/23 (60,9%)

2/5 (40%

0,492

Localization of uveitis (anterior, posterior and panuveitis)

0/22 (0%) anterior

12/22 (54,5%) posterior 10/22 (45,5%) panuveitis

1/16 (6,3%) anterior

14/16 (87,5%)% posterior 1/16 (6,3%) panuveitis

5/23 (21,7%) anterior

9/23 (39,1%) posterior 9/23 (39,1%) panuveitis

0/5 (0%) anterior

1/5 (20%) posterior 4/5 (80%) panuveitis

0,004

Bilateral involvement

3/22 (13,6%)

2/16 (12,5%)

7/23 (30,4%)

2/5 (40%)

0,351

Cataract

6/22 (27,2%)

4/16 (25%)

8/23 (34,7%)

1/5 (20%)

0,655

Papillitis

3/22 (13,6%)

1/16 (6,3%)

4/23 (17,4%)

1/5 (20%)

0,539

Total number of scars (both eyes)

2,5 (1–11)

2 (1–18)

1,5 (1–4)

2,5 (2–3)

0,800

Number of inflammatory cells in vitreous humor

2 (0–4)

0,5 (0–4)

1 (0–4)

2 (0–4)

0,403

Median size of scars in disk diameters

1,53 (1–6)

1 (1–4)

0,9 (1–3)

1,3 (1–2)

0,157

Median number of recurrences episodes

1,81 (0–10)

1 (0–4)

1,52 (0–10)

0,6 (0–2)

0,658

Number (%) of IgM serological test positive for virus (EBV, CMV, HVS1, HVS2)

2/22 (9%)

2/16 (18,8%)

5/23 (21,7%)

0/5 (0%)

0,716

Number of patients with intraocular pressure > 20 mmHg

4/22 (18,2%)

1/16 (6,3%)

2/23 (8,7%)

1/5 (12,5%)

0,236

Number of patients (%) with change of treatment after diagnosis

3/22 (13,6%)

1/16 (6,3%)

13/23 (56.5%)

3/5 (60%)

0,002

Significant clinical improvement after treatment change

3/3 (100%)

1/1 (100%)

12/13 (92,3%)

3/3 (100%)

Significant clinical improvement after 6 months of treatment (regardless of whether there was change or continuation)

21/22 (95.4%)

14/16 (87.5%)

20/23 (86.95%)

4/5 (80%)

IgG for Toxoplasmosis: qualitative

22/22 (100%)

16/16 (100%)

3/23 (13%)

5/5 (100%)

IgM for Toxoplasmosis: qualitative

3/22 (13.6%)

0/16 (0%)

1/23 (4.34%)

0/5 (0%)

IgM for EBV: qualitative

2/22 (9%)

2/16 (33.3%)

3/23 (13%)

0/5 (0%)

IgM for CMV: qualitative

0/22 (0%)

0/16 (0%)

0/23 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

IgM for HSV-1: qualitative

0/22 (0%)

0/16 (0%)

2/23 (8.6%)

0/5 (0%)

IgM for HSV-2: qualitative

0/22 (0%)

0/16 (0%)

0/23 (0%)

0/5 (0%)

  1. COINF Co-infection, COT Confirmed ocular toxoplasmosis, OU Other uveitis, UOT Undetermined ocular toxoplasmosis
  2. *statistically significant difference (p< 0,05)