[Sub-tenon steroid treatment in choroidal neovascularization caused by serpiginous choroiditis. A case report]

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2006 Oct;81(10):615-9. doi: 10.4321/s0365-66912006001000012.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Case report: We present a report of a patient suffering from serpiginous choroiditis complicated by choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Sub-tenon steroid treatment, added to the usual immunosuppressive therapy, resolved the CNV, improving visual acuity in one eye.

Discussion: Choroidal neovascularization is a sight-threatening complication of posterior uveitis. Our case suggests that sub-tenon steroid treatment, added to systemic immunosuppressive therapy, may accelerate the CNV resolution in posterior uveitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Azathioprine / therapeutic use*
  • Choroidal Neovascularization / drug therapy*
  • Choroidal Neovascularization / etiology*
  • Choroiditis / complications*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Injections
  • Middle Aged
  • Prednisone / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Azathioprine
  • Prednisone