Gender and Spondyloarthropathy-Associated Uveitis

Abstract EN

Spondyloarthropathies encompass a group of inflammatory diseases with arthritis and other features such as enthesitis and dermatologic and gastrointestinal involvement.

Up to 37% of spondyloarthropathy patients may develop uveitis which is typically bilateral asynchronous acute anterior uveitis.

Spondyloarthropathies with and without uveitis are more prevalent among males; the reasons for gender imbalance are unclear.

This review will focus on gender differences in the prevalence, incidence, clinical manifestations, and prognosis of uveitis associated with spondyloarthropathies.