Pathergy-like reaction following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection in a patient with Behçet disease.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with Behcet disease who developed a pathergy-like reaction following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 30-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease received an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of cystoid macular edema. The following day, he was noted to have erythematous swelling around the injection site. The lesion disappeared spontaneously within 2 weeks.


CONCLUSIONS
Pathergy-like reaction to minor trauma may develop not only on the skin but also in the mucous membranes such as conjunctiva in patients with Behçet disease.
Yalçindağ
F Nilüfer
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Faculty of Medicine, Ophthalmology Department, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. yalcinda@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
Batioğlu
Figen
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D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003233:Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008269:Macular Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D023422:Skin Irritancy Tests; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014822:Vitreous Body
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide