Tofacitinib in Refractory Scleritis: A Case Series.

Mediterr J Rheumatol

Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Published: September 2023

Tofacitinib, a Janus kinase inhibitor, has been recently investigated as a potential therapy for refractory scleritis. Despite treatment with systemic immunosuppressive agents, scleritis is refractory to conventional therapy in a significant number of patients. Hereby, we report the use of tofacitinib as a steroid-sparing immunomodulatory agent in three patients with refractory scleritis who were either recalcitrant or intolerant to conventional therapy.

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