[Sub-tenon steroid treatment in choroidal neovascularization caused by serpiginous choroiditis. A case report].
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.
Parrochia
M
M
Hospital Luis Sánchez Bulnes, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México, México DF, México.
Martín-Avià
J
J
Martínez-Castellanos
M A
MA
Navarro
P
P
Arellanes
L
L
Quiroz-Mercado
H
H
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*
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D001379:Azathioprine; D011241:Prednisone