title: Successful treatment of choroidal neovascular membrane in retinitis pigmentosa with intravitreal bevacizumab.
abstract: We report a rare association of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) with retinitis pigmentosa and note its resolution by intravitreal injection of the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), bevacizumab. A classic choroidal neovascular membrane was seen in the right eye (RE) of a patient with sector retinitis pigmentosa. Bevacizumab 1.25 mg in 0.05 ml was injected intravitreally. The choroidal neovascular membrane was seen to regress following this single intravitreal bevacizumab injection with formation of a scar. CNV has very rarely been seen in association with retinitis pigmentosa. Anti-VEGF drugs have been shown to have a beneficial role in CNV with other causes; in this case their effectiveness in CNV associated with retinal dystrophies, for example retinitis pigmentosa, has been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32a, Chandigarh, 160032, India. drarchanag2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Sunandan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Subina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D056965:Injections, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000150:complications*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014822:Vitreous Body
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab