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Table 1 Characteristics of the patient cohort

From: A retrospective cohort study of patients treated with anti-tuberculous therapy for presumed ocular tuberculosis

Gender (number of patients (%))

 Male

33

61%

 Female

21

39%

Age, years, mean (range)

44 (17–69)

 

Ethnicity (number of patients (%))

 Asian

31

57%

 Black

11

20.37%

 Not specified

12

22.22%

Diabetic (number of patients (%))

8

14.81%

Site of uveitis (number of patients (%))

 Anterior

6 (11.11%)

 Intermediate

15 (27.78%)

 Posterior

12 (22.22%)

 Panuveitis

19 (35.19%)

 Other

2 (3.70%)

Bilateral disease (number of patients (%))

41.58(77%)

Uveitis features present (NB some patients may have had more than one feature)

 Nodular scleritis

1

 Choroiditis

7

 Granulomatous anterior uveitis/ mutton fat KP

7

 Retinal vasculitis

5

 Panuveitis

13

 Intermediate uveitis

18

 Not recorded

3

Maintenance treatment prior to ATT

Number of patients (%)

 Unknown

8 (14.80)

 Nil

13 (24.10)

 Topical steroid alone

20 (37)

 Oral steroid alone

3 (5.60)

 Oral steroid and immunosuppression

2 (3.70)

 Topical steroid and immunosuppression

1 (1.90)

 Topical and systemic steroid

7 (13)