Table 3.
Characteristics of Cases with Syphilitic Uveitis
| Characteristic | Result |
|---|---|
| Number cases | 222 |
| Demographics | |
| Age, median, years (25th 75th percentile) | 49 (37, 56) |
| Gender (%) | |
| Men | 80 |
| Women | 20 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 50 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 14 |
| Hispanic | 12 |
| Asian, Pacific Islander | 5 |
| Other | 8 |
| Missing | 11 |
| Uveitis History | |
| Uveitis course (%) | |
| Acute, monophasic | 62 |
| Acute, recurrent | 2 |
| Chronic | 24 |
| Indeterminate | 12 |
| Laterality (%) | |
| Unilateral | 44 |
| Unilateral, alternating | 0 |
| Bilateral | 56 |
| Ophthalmic examination | |
| Keratic precipitates (%) | |
| None | 45 |
| Fine | 33 |
| Round | 11 |
| Stellate | 2 |
| Mutton Fat | 9 |
| Anterior chamber cells (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 26 |
| ½+ | 9 |
| 1+ | 21 |
| 2+ | 24 |
| 3+ | 17 |
| 4+ | 3 |
| Hypopyon (%) | 0 |
| Anterior chamber flare (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 50 |
| 1+ | 25 |
| 2+ | 17 |
| 3+ | 8 |
| 4+ | 1 |
| Iris (%) | |
| Normal | 86 |
| Posterior synechiae | 10 |
| Iris nodules | 4 |
| Sectoral iris atrophy | 0 |
| Patchy iris atrophy | 0 |
| Diffuse iris atrophy | 0 |
| Heterochromia | 0 |
| Intraocular pressure (IOP), involved eyes | |
| Median, mm Hg (25th, 75th percentile) | 15 (13, 18) |
| Proportion patients with IOP>24 mm Hg either eye (%) | 12 |
| Vitreous cells (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 18 |
| ½+ | 11 |
| 1+ | 24 |
| 2+ | 25 |
| 3+ | 17 |
| 4+ | 5 |
| Vitreous haze (%) | |
| Grade 0 | 33 |
| ½+ | 10 |
| 1+ | 20 |
| 2+ | 18 |
| 3+ | 11 |
| 4+ | 7 |
| Vitreous snowballs (%) | 6 |
| Pars plana snowbanks (%) | 0 |
| Optic disc edema (%) | 19 |
| Placoid inflammation of the retinal pigment epithelium (%) | 16 |
| Multifocal inflammation of the retina/retinal pigment epithelium (%) | 21 |
| Necrotizing retinitis | 7 |
| Occlusive retinal vasculitis (%) | 5 |
| Retinal vascular sheathing/leakage (%) | 34 |
| Systemic disease | |
| Immunocompromised patient (%)* | 40 |
| Anatomic uveitic class (%) | |
| Anterior | 13 |
| Intermediate | 39 |
| Posterior | 15 |
| Panuveitis | 33 |
*
All immunocompromised cases were Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected.