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Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Vascularized Intraretinal Tuberculoma

Authors :
Federico Zicarelli
Alessandro Invernizzi
Marco Antonio Pellegrini
Salvatore Parrulli
Alessandro Torre
Source :
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation. 30:1203-1206
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2021.

Abstract

To report a case of intraretinal tubercular granuloma successfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT).Retrospective case report. Multimodal imaging was performed at each follow-up visit.The tuberculoma did not regress and did not significantly reduce its exudation after anti-tubercular therapy (ATT), systemic steroid therapy and intravitreal anti-VEGF. Second line treatment with PDT was attempted. The lesion showed a regression with reduced sub-retinal fluid and intra-retinal exudates. A second PDT was performed for reactivation of the lesion 5 months after the first treatment. Further regression of the lesion was observed.PDT may be a valuable second-line therapeutic approach for vascularized intraretinal granulomas.

Details

ISSN :
17445078 and 09273948
Volume :
30
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....93c1710df51eb4916bcb86336e6e25d6
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/09273948.2020.1869788