LES UVEITES DE L’ENFANT : A PROPOS DE 30 CAS

Uveitis is less frequent in children. The purpose of our study is to evaluate epidemiologic aspect, etiological profile and prognosis of children uveitis. We report 30 cases of uveitis in patients aged less than 16 years old followed in our department. Patients mean age is 9 years old (5 to 16 years) .We observed anterior uveitis in 46,7%, posterior uveitis in 26,7%, intermediate uveitis in 13,3% and panuveitis in 13,3%. Chronic juvenile arthritis is the main etiology followed by Behcet disease. Uveitis in children is rare but severe and can involve visual prognosis; it needs urgent diagnosis and adapted treatment. Principals etiologies are; idiopathic juvenile arthritis and spondiloarthropaties. Functional prognosis is variable and final visual acuity is less than 20/200 in 16 to 36% of cases.