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

N Kozeis1, S Tyradellis1, E Dragiotis1, H Eleftheriadis21Department of Ophthalmology, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Southend Hospital NHS Trusts, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UKAbstract: We present an interesting case of pemphigus vulgaris with severe and rare eye manifestations. An ol...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f66ec1bd9d14b6aa93e8336c4f221522021-12-02T11:56:23ZTriamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/8f66ec1bd9d14b6aa93e8336c4f221522010-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/triamcinolone-acetonide-for-rare-ocular-manifestations-of-pemphigus-vu-a4261https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483N Kozeis1, S Tyradellis1, E Dragiotis1, H Eleftheriadis21Department of Ophthalmology, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Southend Hospital NHS Trusts, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UKAbstract: 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.Keywords: pemphigus vulgaris, ocular manifestations, triamcinolone acetate N KozeisS TyradellisE Dragiotiset alDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2010, Iss default, Pp 365-368 (2010)
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E Dragiotis
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Triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
description N Kozeis1, S Tyradellis1, E Dragiotis1, H Eleftheriadis21Department of Ophthalmology, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2Southend Hospital NHS Trusts, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, UKAbstract: 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.Keywords: pemphigus vulgaris, ocular manifestations, triamcinolone acetate
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E Dragiotis
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title 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_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_sort triamcinolone acetonide for rare ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris: a case report
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