title: Bilateral chronic anterior uveitis & neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations in a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome: an unusual ocular presentation.
abstract: We describe a patient with Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) who developed bilateral chronic anterior uveitis and neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations 20 years after the onset of asthma and sinus disease. The patient was treated successfully with a combination of cyclophosphamide and prednisone, after other immunomodulatory strategies, aside from systemic prednisone, had failed.
authors.affiliation: Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114-3069, USA.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Androudi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iaccheri
authors.forename: Periklis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brazitikos
authors.forename: Thekla
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papadaki
authors.forename: C Stephen
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Foster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015267:Churg-Strauss Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone