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Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization

PURPOSE: To present the occurrence of the resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in two patients with inflammatory choroidal neovascular (CNV) membrane with a background of ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS: Interventional case report. RESULTS: A 21-year-old Caucasian wo...

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Autores principales: Petrou, Petros, Georgalas, Ilias, Markomichelakis, Nikolaos, Vergados, Ioannis, Gianakaki, Emanuela, Rouvas, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204154
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S52161
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author Petrou, Petros
Georgalas, Ilias
Markomichelakis, Nikolaos
Vergados, Ioannis
Gianakaki, Emanuela
Rouvas, Alexander
author_facet Petrou, Petros
Georgalas, Ilias
Markomichelakis, Nikolaos
Vergados, Ioannis
Gianakaki, Emanuela
Rouvas, Alexander
author_sort Petrou, Petros
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description PURPOSE: To present the occurrence of the resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in two patients with inflammatory choroidal neovascular (CNV) membrane with a background of ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS: Interventional case report. RESULTS: A 21-year-old Caucasian woman and a 52-year-old Caucasian man both presented with vitreomacular traction with coexistent classic CNV membrane and a background of ocular toxoplasmosis. They both received an intravitreal injection of ranibizumab in an effort to control the underlying CNV membrane. A resolution of the vitreomacular traction was observed within 1 week of the intravitreal injection in both cases. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of vitreomacular traction resolution in two patients with ocular toxoplasmosis following ranibizumab administration. Of course, further studies are needed in order to adequately support this association.
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spelling pubmed-38045412013-11-07 Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization Petrou, Petros Georgalas, Ilias Markomichelakis, Nikolaos Vergados, Ioannis Gianakaki, Emanuela Rouvas, Alexander Ther Clin Risk Manag Case Report PURPOSE: To present the occurrence of the resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in two patients with inflammatory choroidal neovascular (CNV) membrane with a background of ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS: Interventional case report. RESULTS: A 21-year-old Caucasian woman and a 52-year-old Caucasian man both presented with vitreomacular traction with coexistent classic CNV membrane and a background of ocular toxoplasmosis. They both received an intravitreal injection of ranibizumab in an effort to control the underlying CNV membrane. A resolution of the vitreomacular traction was observed within 1 week of the intravitreal injection in both cases. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of vitreomacular traction resolution in two patients with ocular toxoplasmosis following ranibizumab administration. Of course, further studies are needed in order to adequately support this association. Dove Medical Press 2013 2013-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3804541/ /pubmed/24204154 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S52161 Text en © 2013 Petrou et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Ltd, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Ltd, provided the work is properly attributed.
spellingShingle Case Report
Petrou, Petros
Georgalas, Ilias
Markomichelakis, Nikolaos
Vergados, Ioannis
Gianakaki, Emanuela
Rouvas, Alexander
Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title_full Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title_fullStr Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title_full_unstemmed Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title_short Resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
title_sort resolution of vitreomacular traction following intravitreal ranibizumab in cases of ocular toxoplasmosis with choroidal neovascularization
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3804541/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24204154
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S52161
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