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OBJETIVO: Descrever a ocorr那ncia de uve赤te por tuberculose (UTB) em um centro de refer那ncia em Minas Gerais, Brasil. M谷TODOS: Um total de 16 pacientes (idade %26gt; 15 anos) atendidos consecutivamente de janeiro de 2001 a julho de 2004 no Centro de Refer那ncia de Uve赤te do Estado de Minas Gerais para avalia o diagn車stica de uve赤te foi selecionado para este estudo. Foram coletados dados demogr芍ficos e cl赤nicos, assim como dados sobre avalia o para toxoplasmose, s赤filis e doen as reumatol車gicas, teste tubercul赤nico e sorologia anti-HIV. RESULTADOS: Dos 16 pacientes, 11 (69%) tinham UTB. Hist車ria pr谷via de contato com tuberculose pulmonar foi relatada por 72% (8/11) dos pacientes do grupo com UTB e por 20% (1/5) dos pacientes do grupo sem UTB. Embora a raz o de chances para essa associa o tenha sido de 10,67 (IC95%: 0,59-398,66), o valor de p apresentou significancia lim赤trofe (0,078). N o houve diferen a quanto ao quadro ocular inflamat車rio e ao resultado do teste tubercul赤nico entre os pacientes com UTB e os sem UTB. Todos os pacientes tinham sorologia negativa para o HIV e foram acompanhados por 2 anos. CONCLUS ES: Neste estudo, a hist車ria pr谷via de contato com tuberculose pulmonar foi de grande ajuda para o diagn車stico da UTB. OBJECTIVE: To describe the occurrence of tuberculous uveitis (TBU) at a referral center in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: A total of 16 consecutive patients (%26gt;15 years of age) who underwent diagnostic evaluation of uveitis between January of 2001 and July of 2004 at the Minas Gerais State Referral Center were selected for study. Demographic and clinical data, as well as data related to screening for toxoplasmosis, syphilis, and rheumatologic diseases, together with the results of tuberculin skin testing and HIV testing, were collected. RESULTS: Of the16 patients evaluated, 11 (69%) were found to have TBU. A history of contact with pulmonary tuberculosis was reported by 8 (72%) of the 11 patients with TBU and by 1 (20%) of the 5 with non-TBU. Although the odds ratio for this association was 10.67 (95% CI: 0.59-398.66), the p value was borderline significant (p = 0.078). There was no difference between the patients with TBU and those with non-TBU in terms of the status of ocular inflammation or the tuberculin skin testing results. All of the patients were HIV negative and were monitored for two years. CONCLUSION: In this study, a history of contact with pulmonary tuberculosis proved to be useful in diagnosing TBU.

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