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Rebound inflammation after an intravitreal injection in Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome

Authors :
Richa Ranjan
Manisha Agarwal
Source :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 66, Iss 6, Pp 863-865 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018.

Abstract

A 43-year-old male with chronic Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome (VKH) presented with subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) in the right eye with no evidence of active inflammation. He underwent intravitreal bevacizumab and dexamethasone injections. Postinjection he developed fresh keratic precipitates and exudative retinal detachment (RD). He received two more bevacizumab injections with oral corticosteroids and immunosuppressants causing resolution of exudative RD with scarred CNVM. We report this case to highlight that intravitreal injection may act as a trigger for rebound inflammation in VKH patients and may require anti-inflammatory drugs to be started even in the absence of an active inflammation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03014738 and 19983689
Volume :
66
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.61eddd60f244de6a13651be34c23ad4
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1145_17