Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS) - Report 2: Pattern of Uveitis Investigations in Singapore.
Rebecca LowElizabeth J ChenMuhammad Amir Bin IsmailHelen MiHo Su LingWee Kiak LimStephen C TeohRupesh V AgrawalPublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2018)
Purpose: To analyze the pattern of laboratory investigations of uveitis at a tertiary referral eye care center in Singapore.Methods: Retrospective analysis of 2040 uveitis cases from the Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS) database over a 12-year period (2004 - 2015).Results: Patients with retinal vasculitis (RV) had the most tests utilized per patient (6.79), followed by intermediate uveitis (IU) (5.25), panuveitis (Pan) (5.12), posterior uveitis (PU) (4.17), anterior uveitis (AU) (2.75), and keratouveitis (KU) (1.10). The most frequently utilized test for infective etiology were the VDRL (41.3%), Syphilis IgG (29.5%), and T-SPOT.TB (24.6%). For autoimmune tests, ANA was most utilized (18.2%), followed by anti-dsDNA (14.8%), and HLA-B27 (12.4%).Conclusion: There was high utilization of autoimmune tests such as ANA, anti-dsDNA, RF, and ANCA, despite its limited yield. Rationalization of investigations in patients with ocular inflammation via a stepladder approach may help optimize the use of limited resources.
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