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. 2023 Sep 7;13:39. doi: 10.1186/s12348-023-00362-1

Table 2.

Summary of ocular features reported in VEXAS syndrome in the current literature

Author Number of cases Demographics Ocular features
Sex Age (years) (median and range)
Georgin-Lavialle S et al. [5] 116 111 male (96%) 67

Uveitis = 11 (9.5%)

Scleritis = 10 (8.6%)

Episcleritis = 14 (12.1%)

Orbital mass = 4 (3.4%)

Barba T et al. [6] 1 Female 51 Episcleritis
Staels F. et al. [7] 2 2 male (100%) 69, 75 Episcleritis = 2 (100%)
van der Made CI et al. [8] 12 12 male (100%) 67 (47–79)

Posterior scleritis = 1

Blepharitis = 2

Anterior uveitis = 2

Exophthalmos caused by periorbital and infraorbital panniculitis  =1

Ciferska H. et al. [9] 3 3 male (100%) 74 (68–76)

Sclerouveitis = 1

Episcleritis = 1

Khitri MY et al. [10] 55 53 male (96%) 66

Uveitis = 9 (17%)

Scleritis = 7 (13%)

Episcleritis = 15 (28%)

Retinal vasculitis = 2 (4%)

Neupane K et al. [11] 1 Male Early 60s

Scleritis

Choroidal effusion

Serous retinal detachment

Intraretinal haemorrhage

Topilow JS et al. [12] 1 Male 57 Orbital myositis (medial rectus)
Holmes A et al. [13] 1 Male 70

Uveitis

Periorbital oedema

Templé M et al. [14] 2 2 male (100%) 74, 71 Retinal vasculitis = 1 (50%)
Al-Hakim A et al. [15] 4 4 male (100%) 56 (49–64) Periorbital oedema = 1 (25%)
Ciprian G [16] 1 Male 56

Orbital inflammation

Scleritis

Orbital myositis (superior rectus)

Lacombe V et al. [17] 6 6 male (100%) 74 (70–78)

Scleritis or episcleritis = 2 (33.3%)

Periorbital oedema = 2 (33.3%)

Magnol M et al. [18] 1 Male 57 Anterior uveitis
Kunishita Y et al. [19] 3 3 male (100%) 69 (66–73) Scleritis = 2 (66.7%)
Lee SMS et al. [20] 1 Male 69

Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis

Anterior scleritis

Lötscher F et al. [21] 1 Male 68 Scleritis
Goyal A et al. [22] 1 Male 64

Orbital myositis (medial rectus)

Periorbital oedema

Midtvedt Ø et al. [4] 1 Male Late 60s Iridocyclitis
Beecher M et al. [23] 1 Male 68

Upper lid swelling and oedema

Enlarged lacrimal glands

Martín-Nares E et al. [24] 1 Male 77

Orbital and periorbital inflammation

Orbital myositis (medial and inferior recti)

Epiphora

Eye pain

Chemosis