Diabetes mellitus--not an aetiological factor of uveitis?

Brewitt, H.; Huerkamp, B.; Metje, H.D.

Klinische Monatsblatter für Augenheilkunde 168(3): 372-376

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2165
PMID: 966569
Document Number: 96828
Out of 103 patients with uveitis, 14.5% of the cases showed pre-clinical diabetes mellitus. This number exceeds by far the average frequency of approx. 6% of pre-clinical diabetes. On account of these findings, the diabetes mellitus is assumed to be a co-factor of the development of uveitis. In order to clarify the cause of uveitis, the glucose tolerancetest should be given preference in the diagnosis.

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