| Literature DB >> 29397459 |
Mathilde Leclercq1, M Le Besnerais2, V Langlois3, N Girszyn4, Y Benhamou2, C Ngo5, H Levesque2, M Muraine5, J Gueudry5.
Abstract
Biotherapies appear as potential drugs for the treatment of inflammatory noninfectious uveitis. In this report, we show that tocilizumab, an anti-IL-6 agent, greatly improved two patients with birdshot chorioretinopathy refractory to conventional immunosuppressive drugs, interferon α2a, and anti-TNFα agents. After a follow-up of 22 months, patients exhibited an improvement of both visual acuity and macular edema. A corticosteroid-sparing effect was achieved in both cases.Entities:
Keywords: Birdshot chorioretinopathy; Interferon α2a; Macular edema; Tocilizumab
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29397459 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4007-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN: 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980