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Etiologies of anterior uveitis
| Causes | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Idiopathic anterior uveitis | |
| HLA-B27-negative | 84 (44.2) |
| HLA-B27-positive | 19 (10.0) |
| Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis | 34 (17.8) |
| Hepetic uveitis | 15 (7.8) |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 4 (2.2) |
| Behcet’s disease | 4 (2.2) |
| Nonspecific arthropathy | 10 (5.2) |
| Posner-Schlossman syndrome | 3 (1.6) |
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis | 15 (7.9) |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 (0.55) |
| Ulcerative colitis | 1 (0.55) |
|
| |
| Total | 190 (100) |
HLA, human leukocyte antigen
