Efficacy of Infliximab on the acute attack of uveitis

Efficacy of Infliximab on the acute attack of uveitis

Uveitis is one of the major features of behcet's disease with relapse and remission pattern. Severe presentation can be resistant to the conventional treatment. Steroid has been used in the treatment of acute behcet's uveitis, although it especially has its own ocular complications when us...

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Veröffentlicht in:Saudi medical journal 2010, Vol.31 (1), p.82-85
Hauptverfasser: ALOKAILY, Fahdah, ALSALEH, Sulaiman, AL-BALAWI, Maryseon, AL-RASHIDI, Seham
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Acute Disease
Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Female
General aspects
Humans
Immunomodulators
Infliximab
Male
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Treatment Outcome
Uvea diseases
Uveitis - drug therapy
Uveitis - etiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Uveitis is one of the major features of behcet's disease with relapse and remission pattern. Severe presentation can be resistant to the conventional treatment. Steroid has been used in the treatment of acute behcet's uveitis, although it especially has its own ocular complications when used in large doses. We describe to patients presented with acute uveitis while on treatment, uveitis was controlled by adding anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and Infliximab.
ISSN:0379-5284