Sympathetic Ophthalmia Successfully Controlled with Methotrexate

This is a case of sympathetic ophthalmia in a 31 year old man presenting five months after a penetrating globe injury to his left eye. Vision loss in the right eye was unexpected and the patient’s uveitis became refractory to prednisone treatment. The patient was successfully treated and his uveiti...

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Main Authors:	Adrian C Tsang, Chloe Gottlieb
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Ottawa 2014-11-01
Series:	University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine
Subjects:	Sympathetic Ophthalmia Methotrexate Uveitis
Online Access:	https://uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index.php/uojm-jmuo/article/view/1151

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spelling	doaj-bc15df82bce54bf8b29a081e596d57e52020-11-25T01:16:16ZengUniversity of OttawaUniversity of Ottawa Journal of Medicine2292-650X2292-65182014-11-014210.18192/uojm.v4i2.1151Sympathetic Ophthalmia Successfully Controlled with MethotrexateAdrian C Tsang0Chloe Gottlieb11. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2. University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 3. University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada1. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2. University of Ottawa, Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 3. University of Ottawa Eye Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada This is a case of sympathetic ophthalmia in a 31 year old man presenting five months after a penetrating globe injury to his left eye. Vision loss in the right eye was unexpected and the patient’s uveitis became refractory to prednisone treatment. The patient was successfully treated and his uveitis remains quiet with combined methotrexate and prednisone therapy. This case was well documented with fluorescein angiography and fundus photography throughout the treatment course. https://uottawa.scholarsportal.info/ottawa/index.php/uojm-jmuo/article/view/1151Sympathetic OphthalmiaMethotrexateUveitis
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publisher	University of Ottawa
series	University of Ottawa Journal of Medicine
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publishDate	2014-11-01
description	This is a case of sympathetic ophthalmia in a 31 year old man presenting five months after a penetrating globe injury to his left eye. Vision loss in the right eye was unexpected and the patient’s uveitis became refractory to prednisone treatment. The patient was successfully treated and his uveitis remains quiet with combined methotrexate and prednisone therapy. This case was well documented with fluorescein angiography and fundus photography throughout the treatment course.
topic	Sympathetic Ophthalmia Methotrexate Uveitis
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Sympathetic Ophthalmia Successfully Controlled with Methotrexate

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