Table 1.
Infectious uveitis diagnosis distribution by age (years)
| Diagnosis | Age group (years)
|
Total | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–19 | 20–39 | 40–59 | ≥60 | |||
| Toxoplasma | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.014* |
| Fungal endophthalmitis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.564 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.317 |
| Syphilis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.317 |
| Fungal sclerokeratitis s/p PK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.317 |
| Herpetic anterior uveitis (HSV) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 0.796 |
| Herpetic anterior uveitis (HZO) | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.017* |
| Acute retinal necrosis (CMV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.564 |
| Acute retinal necrosis** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.127 |
| Acute retinal necrosis (VZV) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.020* |
| Herpetic panuveitis (HZO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.317 |
| CMV retinitis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.437 |
| Total | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 77 | |
Notes:
*
Statistically significant at 5% level.
**
No virus isolated.
Abbreviations: PK, penetrating keratoplasty; HSV, herpes simplex virus; HZO, herpes zoster ophthalmicus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; VZV, varicella-zoster virus.