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. 1989 Mar;73(3):225-8.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.73.3.225.

Screening for uveitis in juvenile chronic arthritis

J J Kanski  1
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Screening for uveitis in juvenile chronic arthritis

J J Kanski. Br J Ophthalmol. 1989 Mar.

Abstract

Three hundred and fifteen patients with anterior uveitis associated with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) were studied in order to identify the various risk factors for uveitis. Girls were more susceptible to uveitis than boys by a ratio of 3:1. In 94% of cases the uveitis was diagnosed after the development of arthritis. The risk of uveitis was small after seven or more years had elapsed from the onset of arthritis. Patients with pauciarticular onset JCA had the highest risk of uveitis and systemic onset patients the least risk. The presence of circulating antinuclear antibody was also an important marker for an increased risk of uveitis. A regimen for routine screening of patients is suggested.

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