title: Use of systemic cyclosporin A in a case of severe Toxocara uveitis.
abstract: The report describes the case of an adult patient presenting a severe, serologically proven, Toxocara endophthalmitis, unresponsive to the common surgical and medical approach (vitrectomy, anti-parasitic treatment followed by high-dose corticosteroids). The association of oral cyclosporin A to a lower dose of prednisone was successful in achieving a long-term control of the ocular inflammation without systemic side effects.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Parma, V.le Gramsci 14-43100, Parma, Italy. morapaolo@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vecchi
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barbera
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toscani
authors.forename: Jelka G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Orsoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine