title: Panuveitis associated with multiple sclerosis complicated by cerebral venous thrombosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of intravenous corticosteroid treatment in a patient with multiple sclerosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report. A 44-year-old woman with a previous diagnosis of multiple sclerosis presented with panuveitis and retinal perivasculitis. Intravenous pulse corticosteroid therapy was given for three days.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The panuveitis and retinal periphlebitis began to resolve within one week; however, ten days after the last corticosteroid dose, the patient was hospitalized with the diagnosis of cerebral venous thrombosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although intravenous corticosteroid treatment for uveitis associated with multiple sclerosis can be very helpful, the patient should be monitored closely for systemic side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. sibelk@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kadayifçilar
authors.forename: Sansal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eldem
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Balaban
authors.forename: Tülay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kansu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012169:Retinal Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone