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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2020

HLA-B27-related uveitis and seasonal variation-an Indian perspective.

Ankush Kawali, V Zulaikha, Sanjay Srinivasan, Padmamalini Mahendradas, Jagdish Kumar, Rohit Shetty

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Article in Indian journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Seasonal Variation in HLA-B27 Associated Uveitis.Clinical & experimental ophthalmology · 2025
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ankush KawaliDepartment of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
V ZulaikhaDepartment of General Ophthalmology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
Sanjay SrinivasanDepartment of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
Padmamalini MahendradasDepartment of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
Jagdish KumarDepartment of Uveitis and Ocular Immunology, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
Rohit ShettyDepartment of Corneal and Refractive Surgery, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
Narayana Nethralaya · IN

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Abstract

Purpose: To study seasonal variation and systemic associations in HLA-B27 related uveitis (HBU). Methods: This was a retrospective, observational chart review conducted in a single, tertiary eye care hospital, from January 2015 to December 2019. New cases presented from January 2017 to December 2019 were studied for incidence patterns (Group X). Cases with ≥1-year follow-up were studied for systemic association (Group Y) and cases with ≥4 episodes of active uveitis were studied for recurrence pattern (Group Z). A year was divided into 3 segments of the year (SoY): 1. November-February, 2. March-June, 3. July-October. Results: We found 157 cases of HBU from January 2015 to December 2019. The incidence in Group X (n = 105) was found to be least in SoY 2 in all 3 years (2017-2019). In Group Y (n = 85), 39 cases (45.88%) were diagnosed as spondyloarthropathies, among which 20 were of ankylosing spondylitis (23.52%). More than 1/2 the total number of episodes occurring in the same SoY (SoY Max), in Group Z (n = 25), was seen in 14 (56%) cases. SoY Max was the first segment (SoY 1) for most of these cases (n = 7). In Group Z, 8 (32%) patients were on immunomodulatory therapy at presentation. Conclusion: Our study confirms seasonal variation in HBU patients by documenting the least incidence from March to June and identifies 56% of patients that can have a maximum number of recurrences in a specific season of the year. Outcomes of surgical interventions planned accordingly, and responsible environmental factors for HBU should be studied further.

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UveitisUveitis, AnteriorAcute DiseaseHLA-B27 AntigenHumansRetrospective StudiesSeasonsHLA-B27 AntigenHLA-B27 uveitisrecurrenceseasonal variationsystemic associations

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