Efficacy of infliximab on the acute attack of uveitis.
Uveitis is one of the major features of behcet's disease with relapse and remission pattern. Severe presentation can be resistant to the conventional treatment. Steroid has been used in the treatment of acute behcet's uveitis, although it especially has its own ocular complications when used in large doses. We describe to patients presented with acute uveitis while on treatment, uveitis was controlled by adding anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and Infliximab.
Alokaily
Fahdah
F
Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Riyadh Military Hospital, PO Box 7897, Riyadh 11159, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Alsaleh
Sulaiman
S
Al-Balawi
Maryseon
M
Al-Rashidi
Seham
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000069285:Infliximab; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D055815:Young Adult
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000069285:Infliximab