Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report

We present an interesting case of pemphigus vulgaris with severe and rare eye manifestations. An old lady with systemic and ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris was treated with systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, with no effect. Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetate...

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Autores principales: Kozeis, N, Tyradellis, S, Dragiotis, E, Eleftheriadis, H
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20463806
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author Kozeis, N
Tyradellis, S
Dragiotis, E
Eleftheriadis, H
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Tyradellis, S
Dragiotis, E
Eleftheriadis, H
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description We present an interesting case of pemphigus vulgaris with severe and rare eye manifestations. An old lady with systemic and ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris was treated with systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, with no effect. Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetate reduced the ocular signs and led to gradual reduction of the systemic medications.
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spelling pubmed-28619452010-05-12 Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report Kozeis, N Tyradellis, S Dragiotis, E Eleftheriadis, H Clin Ophthalmol Case Report We present an interesting case of pemphigus vulgaris with severe and rare eye manifestations. An old lady with systemic and ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris was treated with systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, with no effect. Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetate reduced the ocular signs and led to gradual reduction of the systemic medications. Dove Medical Press 2010 2010-04-26 /pmc/articles/PMC2861945/ /pubmed/20463806 Text en © 2010 Kozeis et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tyradellis, S
Dragiotis, E
Eleftheriadis, H
Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title_full Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title_fullStr Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title_short Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
title_sort triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2861945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20463806
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