A case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus as a result of ranibizumab (Lucentis) treatment

A case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus as a result of ranibizumab (Lucentis) treatment

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a previously undiagnosed side-effect of ranibizumab. Here, we present a case of an 82-year-old female Caucasian patient with wet age-related macular degeneration. Following a single intraocular injection of Lucentis (ranibizumab), she developed a subacute cutaneous l...

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Main Authors: Marko Andric, Shreya Dixit, Dana Robaei, Rosemary Watchorn, Nitin Verma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Amblyopia
nasolacrimal duct obstruction
probing
Duane syndrome
esotropia
strabismus
Bevacizumab
mitochondrial function
microvascular endothelial cells
neurosensory retinal cells
retinal pigment epithelial cells
tissue culture
Clinical donor tissue grading
death to enucleation time
death to preservation time
eye bank specular microscopy
optimizing donor tissue utilization
DCR
endodiathermy bipolar probe
recanalize
Age-related macular degeneration
carotenoids
cross-sectional studies
lutein
Children
GDx variable corneal compensation
Indian
normal
retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
Biological amniotic membrane
5-fluorouracil
retina
trabeculectomy
Clinical features
complications
etiology
retinal vasculitis
Thailand
Coloboma of the choroid
coloboma optic disc
indo cyanine green angiography
vascular pattern
Aphakia
inadequate capsular support
pediatric aphakia
secondary intraocular lens implantation
steel suture
trans-scleral fixation
vanadium steel
Drug reaction
drug-induced
ranibizumab
subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2013;volume=61;issue=12;spage=752;epage=754;aulast=Andric

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