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Ocular sarcoidosis.
Ocular disease occurs in approximately a third of sarcoidosis patients. The rate of disease varies around the world, with Japanese sarcoidosis patients having ocular disease in more than 70% of cases. If untreated, ocular disease can lead to permanent visual impairment, including blindness. The most common manifestation is uveitis, with anterior involvement often being self-limiting, whereas po...
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The frequency of ocular involvement ranges from 26% to 50%. The characteristics of ocular involvement are (1) when present, is seen generally early in the course of the disease (2) may co-exist with asymptomatic systemic disease and (3) can precede systemic involvement by several years. Most patients present between the ages of 20 to 40 years; however, children and the elderly can be affected. ...
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OCULAR involvement in sarcoidosis is both varied and frequent (Longcope and Freiman, 1952). The incidence is about 30 to 40 per cent. (Levitt, 1941; Woods and Guyton, 1944; Gifford and Krause, 1949; Longcope and Freiman, 1952). Almost all the structures in and around the eye may become involved: skin of the eyelid, eye muscles, orbit, uvea, and optic nerve. The commonest lesion is uveitis, whic...
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BACKGROUND A step wise approach to the use of cytotoxic and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibodies has been developed for managing chronic sarcoidosis. OBJECTIVES To provide a summary of our experience with immunosuppressive agents especially methotrexate and the anti-tumor necrosis factor antibodies in treating chronic ocular sarcoidosis. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This was a retrospect...
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INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a chronic inflammatory disorder with an unknown etiology characterized by noncaseating granulomas. The disorder is a multisystemic disease and affects many organs, including most often the lung, lymph nodes, skin, heart, liver, muscles, and the eye. MATERIAL AND METHODS [corrected] Based on a review of the literature and on an algorithm generated in an internationa...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1982-8551
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72802013000200009