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Management of Uveitis and Scleritis in Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma.

Authors :
Gonzales JA
Haemel A
Gross AJ
Acharya NR
Source :
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics [J Ocul Pharmacol Ther] 2017 May; Vol. 33 (4), pp. 325-333. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Apr 10.
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Necrobiotic xanthogranuloma (NXG) is a chronic, progressive non-Langerhans histiocytic granulomatous disease. While case reports describing periorbital involvement of NXG are frequent, only a few case reports describing ocular involvement, such as scleritis and uveitis, exist. Herein, we present a case presenting initially as bilateral anterior and posterior scleritis, as well as a chronic bilateral granulomatous panuveitis, and discuss the immunosuppressant options that should be considered for this disease with protean manifestations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1557-7732
Volume :
33
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
28394239
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2016.0135