How challenging can it be to treat Behçet uveitis?

Saudi J Ophthalmol

Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Published: December 2022

AI Article Synopsis

  • Treatment began with infliximab and vitreoretinal surgery, but he experienced several adverse reactions, including an infusion reaction, hepatotoxicity, and complications from other therapies.
  • After 33 months, despite being in clinical remission, he faced ongoing inflammation in his right eye and had a poor visual acuity, highlighting the need for careful monitoring and adjustments in immunomodulatory treatment for Behçet uveitis.

Article Abstract

A 20-year-old male Behçet uveitis (BU) patient presented with visual acuities (VAs) of hand movement in OD and counting fingers at 1 m in OS following treatment with corticosteroid monotherapy elsewhere. He had active intraocular inflammation OU along with macular hole and retinal detachment in OS. Infliximab (IFX) was started and vitreoretinal surgery was performed. He had infusion reaction with IFX, hepatotoxicity and depression with interferon, and resistance to adalimumab and tocilizumab therapies. Cytomegalovirus retinitis developed in OD following intravitreal dexamethasone implant and endophthalmitis developed in OS. At the 33 month of follow-up, the patient was in clinical remission; however, there was persistent angiographic inflammation under certolizumab pegol, cyclosporine, mycophenolate mofetil, and low-dose prednisolone treatment. The left eye was phthisical and VA was 0.4 in OD. Immunomodulatory treatment is given based on the severity of inflammation in BU and needs to be closely monitored for efficacy and adverse effects.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811923PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjopt.sjopt_74_22DOI Listing

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