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Table 5 Characteristics of Children of African Descent with JIA-associated Uveitis Based on Age at JIA diagnosis

From: Characteristics of a cohort of children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and JIA-associated Uveitis

Patient

Sex

Age at JIA Diagnosis (years)

Age at Uveitis Diagnosis (years)

Time Between JIA and Uveitis Diagnosis (years)a

JIA Subtype

ANA

Uveitis Laterality-Location

Worst Visual Acuity

Complications

1

F

2.0

4.6

2.6

Oligob Persistent

+

Bilateral- Anterior

20/400

Synechiae, band keratopathy, macular edema, cataracts

2

F

2.5

13.3

10.8

Oligob Persistent

+

Bilateral- Anterior

20/2000 Counting Fingers

Glaucoma, band keratopathy, macular edema, aphakia

3

F

2.8

4.0

1.2

Oligob Persistent

+

Bilateral-Anterior

20/300

Band keratopathy, ocular hypertension, cataracts, synechiae, macular edema

4

M

3.4

7.4

4.0

Polyc RF (−)

-

Bilateral-Anterior- Intermediate

20/800

Cataracts, synechiae, band keratopathy

5

F

7.0

7.0

0

Polyc RF (−)

-

Left-Anterior

20/4000 Hand motion

Cataracts, glaucoma, band keratopathy

6

M

14.5

14.5

0

ERAd

-

Bilateral – Anterior

20/50

None

7

F

16.5

11.3

−5.2

Oligob Persistent

+

Right- Anterior

20/40

Cataracts, synechiae, band keratopathy

8

M

18.4

17.2

−1.2

Polyc RF (−)

-

Bilateral – Unknown

Unknown

None

  1. aNegative numbers indicate diagnosis of uveitis prior to JIA; boligoarticular; cpolyarticular; denthesitis related arthritis