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. 2005 Apr;89(4):444–448. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2004.050609

Table 7.

 Non-infectious, systemic disease-associated

Diagnosis No Percentage
Systemic (74) Non-infectious (184) Total (276)
JIA 41 55.4 22.3 14.9
Behçet’s 13 17.6 7.1 4.7
TINU 4 5.4 2.2 1.4
Masquerade* 4 5.4 2.2 1.4
VKH 3 4.1 1.6 1.1
Sarcoidosis 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Gaucher 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Reiter’s disease 2 2.7 1.1 0.7
Spondylitis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Juvenile psoriasis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Juvenile polychondritis 1 1.4 0.5 0.4
Total 74 100.2 40.2 26.8

*Three of these patients had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and were in remission when the “uveitis” was detected. Systemic examination disclosed a recurrence of the disease. Treatment induced remission of the systemic disease and “clearing” of the intraocular findings. The fourth case in this group had Langerhans cell histyocytosis.