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Prevalence, incidence and epidemiology of childhood uveitis.

Mira SiiskonenIida HirnRoosa PesäläTimo HautalaPasi OhtonenNina Maria Hautala
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2020)
The prevalence of paediatric uveitis has increased during the last decade in both genders. Uveitis is more frequent in girls, and they were diagnosed at a younger age than boys. Idiopathic cases and JIA accounted for a majority of aetiological features.
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