Clinical patterns and risk factors in scleritis: a multicentric study in Colombia.
Alejandra de-la-TorreMariana CabreraClaudia DuránSandra GarcíaMiguel CuevasNéstor CarreñoCarlos M RangelDiana Isabel Pachón-SuárezMaría Alejandra Martínez-CeballosMaría Elisa MejíaAlejandra Gómez-RochaCamilo Andrés Gómez-DuránYanny PérezJuliana Reyes-GuanesCarlos Cifuentes-GonzálezWilliam Rojas-CarabaliPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2022)
This is the first study in Colombia and the largest in Latin America describing the clinical characteristics and presentation patterns of scleritis. The most common presentation was in females, with unilateral, anterior diffuse noninfectious scleritis. Systemic autoimmune diseases and polyautoimmunity were frequent, as was the need for steroid-sparing immunosuppression. Age over 40 and necrotizing scleritis were associated with higher odds of having a systemic autoimmune disease and worse visual acuity at presentation.