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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients classified into subtypes of scleritis (no. of patients, n (%))

From: Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS)—report 4: analysis and outcome of scleritis in an East Asian population

 

Diffuse

Nodular

Necrotizing

Posterior

Number of patients

75 (62.5)

25 (20.8)

7 (5.8)

13 (10.8)

Age (mean) years

48.6

44.0

63.7

49.2

Range

20–74

18–79

38–83

16–80

Gender

 Male

32 (42.7)

12 (48.0)

2 (28.6)

5 (38.5)

 Female

43 (57.3)

13 (52.0)

5 (71.4)

8 (61.5)

Ocular complications (any)

37 (49.3)

10 (40.0)

6 (85.7)

12 (84.6)

Anterior segment

 Corneal involvement (ulceration, keratitis)

7 (9.3)

4 (16.0)

2 (28.6)

1 (7.7)

 Ocular hypertension

9 (12.0)

2 (8.0)

2 (28.6)

2 (15.4)

 Anterior uveitis

30 (40.0)

8 (32.0)

5 (71.4)

8 (61.5)

Posterior segment

 Vitritis

0

0

0

3 (23.1)

 Cystoid macular edema

0

0

0

3 (23.1)

 Exudative retinal detachment

0

0

1 (14.3)

4 (30.8)

 Optic disc swelling

1 (1.3)

0

0

2 (15.4)