Steroid treatment of radiation-induced choroidopathy.
Irradiation has been an important form of treatment of both ocular and cerebral neoplasms for decades. We report the case of a patient who underwent external beam irradiation to treat an astrocytoma of the left parietotemporal region. Sixteen months later, the patient developed radiation choroidopathy OS. Although not spontaneously resolvable, this case suggests that radiation choroidopathy can be treated successfully by the prompt and repeated application of both local and systemic corticosteroid preparations.
Department of Ophthalmology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.
D M
DM
Laby
J A
JA
Leavitt
L M
LM
King
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014792:Visual Acuity
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide