Herpetic Keratouveitis and Trabeculectomy Failure during Infliximab Therapy in a Patient with Behçet’s Disease
A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with Behçet’s disease in 2001. The patient was resistant to all immunosuppressive therapies. After 6 months of infliximab therapy, he presented to our clinic with pain and blurred vision in his right eye. The visual acuity was 20/200 and the intraocular pressure was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_10448/Herpetic-Keratouveitis-And-Trabeculectomy-Failure-During-Infliximab-Therapy-In-A-Patient-With-Behcets-Disease |
| Summary: | A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with Behçet’s disease in 2001. The patient was resistant to all immunosuppressive therapies. After
6 months of infliximab therapy, he presented to our clinic with pain and blurred vision in his right eye. The visual acuity was 20/200
and the intraocular pressure was 35 mmHg in the right eye. Biomicroscopic examination revealed corneal dendritic ulcers and 2+ cells
in the anterior chamber in the right eye. The herpetic keratouveitis attack was controlled with antiviral therapy but the patient needed
another glaucoma surgery. Trabeculectomy with mitomycin C was performed about halfway through an eight-week interval between
two doses of infliximab. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-0659 2147-2661 |