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PURPOSE: To explore the geographic variability of the epidemiology of pediatric uveitis, which, although rare in children, carries a significant risk of morbidity. METHODS: This was a retrospective review conducted at two tertiary referral centers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Demographic and clinical data of patients younger than 16 years diagnosed as having uveitis between January 1, 2006 and October 1, 2014 were collected. RESULTS: A total of 257 patients (380 eyes) were included in the study. Cases tended to be unilateral (134, 52.1%), granulomatous (146, 56.8%), and localized to the posterior segment (121, 47.1%). Toxoplasmosis was the most common etiology (98, 38.1%). DISCUSSION: The spectrum of pediatric uveitis in Buenos Aires most closely resembles that of Colombia. Understanding these geographic variations is important to aid providers who are caring for children in an increasingly globalized world. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 20XX;X(X):XX-XX.].
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Humans , Infant, Newborn , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Rosacea/diagnosis , Rosacea/etiology , Rosacea/parasitology , Rosacea/therapy , Aurum Fulminans , Erythema , TelangiectasisSubject(s)
Granuloma/genetics , Nephritis/genetics , Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein/genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics , Arthritis/complications , Arthritis/genetics , Child, Preschool , Female , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Granuloma/complications , Granuloma/pathology , Humans , Nephritis/complications , Nephritis/pathology , Uveitis/complications , Uveitis/geneticsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The "loss" of an extraocular muscle during a surgical procedure requires a prompt solution. Muscle agenesis produces a strabismus of difficult resolution. In these cases, alternative strategies are required to restore the binocular alignment. We present three consecutive cases of inferior rectus absence that were successfully surgically resolved. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Three children with absent inferior rectus muscles are presented; one due to loss during strabismus surgery and two due to inferior rectus agenesia. All were treated with recession and anterior transposition of the inferior oblique muscle [RATIO]. RESULTS: All patients achieved a satisfactory result with the technique employed. CONCLUSION: RATIO is a useful procedure to restore binocular alignment in cases of inferior rectus absence.
