title: [Sub-tenon steroid treatment in choroidal neovascularization caused by serpiginous choroiditis. A case report].
abstract: METHODS
  We present a report of a patient suffering from serpiginous choroiditis complicated by choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Sub-tenon steroid treatment, added to the usual immunosuppressive therapy, resolved the CNV, improving visual acuity in one eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Choroidal neovascularization is a sight-threatening complication of posterior uveitis. Our case suggests that sub-tenon steroid treatment, added to systemic immunosuppressive therapy, may accelerate the CNV resolution in posterior uveitis.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Luis Sánchez Bulnes, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, México DF, México.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parrochia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martín-Avià
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Castellanos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arellanes
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Quiroz-Mercado
mesh_terms: D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000150:complications*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007267:Injections; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone