Abstract | PURPOSE: DESIGN: Case report. RESULTS: A 57-year-old woman with active serpiginous choroiditis threatening the fovea of her right eye received one intravitreous triamcinolone acetonide injection, leading to immediate disease control. An intravitreous fluocinolone acetonide implant was placed, and resulted in ongoing control of the disease as of her 14 months postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Rajeev K Seth, Paul A Gaudio |
Journal | Ocular immunology and inflammation
(Ocul Immunol Inflamm)
2008 May-Jun
Vol. 16
Issue 3
Pg. 103-5
ISSN: 1744-5078 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18569797
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Drug Implants
- Fluocinolone Acetonide
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Topics |
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Choroiditis
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Drug Implants
- Female
- Fluocinolone Acetonide
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Follow-Up Studies
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Injections
- Middle Aged
- Treatment Outcome
- Vitreous Body
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