THE ROLE OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN IN TREATMENT OF ACUTE RETINAL NECROSIS

Autor:	Manju L Subramanian, Steven Ness, Gelareh Abedi, E. B. Feinberg
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Visual acuity biology Combination therapy business.industry Retinitis General Medicine Aggressive disease medicine.disease Ophthalmology Anesthesia medicine biology.protein Significant risk Acute retinal necrosis Antibody medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	RETINAL Cases & Brief Reports. 5:363-365
ISSN:	1935-1089
DOI:	10.1097/icb.0b013e318217383b
Popis:	PURPOSE To describe a case of successful treatment of acute retinal necrosis with a combination of antivirals and intravenous immunoglobulin. METHODS This is a case report of a 77-year-old white man diagnosed with unilateral acute retinal necrosis. RESULTS Combination therapy with systemic antivirals, prophylactic laser retinopexy, and intravenous immunoglobulin halted progression of retinitis and preserved visual acuity. CONCLUSION Acute retinal necrosis is an aggressive disease with significant risk of vision loss even when treated with appropriate therapy. In this report, the authors describe a case of successful treatment with a combination of systemic antivirals and intravenous immunoglobulin. Intraocular antiviral injection plus systemic treatment remain to be a more cost-effective option.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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