[C-ANCA positive necrotising scleritis and multiple sclerosis compatible with ocular Wegener: treatment with rituximab].

نویسندگان

  • V Aldasoro-Cáceres
  • I Aldasoro-Cáceres
  • J V Pérez-Moreiras
  • M Murié-Fernández
  • R Ibáñez-Bosch
چکیده

CASE REPORT A patient diagnosed with necrotizing scleritis, c-ANCA+ an orbital pseudotumour, and possible multiple sclerosis in 2003 was treated with oral cyclophosphamide and steroids with partial response. Between 2005-2010 she suffered self-limited episodes. In 2010 a first scleral transplant was performed with poor outcome. She was treated with rituximab, and a second graft was performed with good results. At 12 months there was no change in magnetic resonance and the second graft healed. DISCUSSION Wegener's disease with limited involvement of the orbit and/or the eye is a rare condition. The histopathology, blood analysis, symptoms and good response to treatment are the key to its diagnosis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia

دوره 89 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014