Combined Infliximab and Rituximab in Necrotising Scleritis

We report a patient with necrotising scleritis in whom infliximab was used for short-term steroid-sparing while rituximab took effect. This enabled disease control without requiring an extended period of high-dose corticosteroid administration or the concurrent use of cyclophosphamide.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiten Morarji, Lavnish Joshi, Oren Tomkins-Netzer, Sue Lightman, Simon R.J. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342842