Characteristics, Upon Presentation, of a Cohort of Hispanic Patients with Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy.
P R Health Sci J
; 39(3): 249-253, 2020 09.
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| ID: mdl-33031692
OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics, upon presentation, of a cohort of Hispanic patients with birdshot retinochoroidopathy. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of Hispanic patients with birdshot retinochoroidopathy of was performed. The demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS: Nine patients who met the research criteria for a diagnosis of birdshot retinochoroidopathy were identified and included in the analysis, all of whom were HLA-A29 positive. The median age of the cohort upon presentation was 52 years; 89% of the patients were female, and all were Hispanics. Ninety-four percent of the eyes had an initial visual acuity of 20/50 or better, while 72% had measured 20/25 or better. Sixty-one percent of the eyes had retinal vasculitis, which was bilateral in 83% of the cases. Thirty-three percent of the patients had, upon presentation, evidence of cystoid macular edema, which was always bilateral. All the eyes had the typical birdshot lesions, at presentation. CONCLUSION: Birdshot retinochoroidopathy can be found in Hispanic patients. Our study suggests that the characteristics upon presentation in Hispanics may be similar to those of Caucasian cohorts.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hispânico ou Latino
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Coriorretinopatia de Birdshot
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Puerto rico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
P R Health Sci J
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
País de publicação:
Porto Rico