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NR. 2/2008
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Zastosowanie
immunoglobuliny ludzkiej w leczeniu zapalenia błony naczyniowej
u dzieci
Human Immunoglobulin Application in the Uveitis Treatment in
Children
Małgorzata Seroczyńska, Beata
Kocyła-Karczmarewicz, Mirosława Grałek, Jadwiga Juszko, Barbara
Chipczyńska, Beata Kępa, Kinga Adach
Klinika Okulistyki, Instytut „Pomnik – Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka”
w Warszawie
Kierownik: prof. dr hab. n. med. Mirosława Grałek |
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| Summary: |
Purpose: Assessment
of the intravenous immunoglobulin treatment efficacy in
chronic, exacerbate uveitis due to the juvenile
idiopathic arthritis.
Material and methods: Two patients suffering from
uveitis due to the juvenile idiopathic arthritis have
been treated in the Department of Ophthalmology of
Children’s Memorial Health Institute during last 7 years.
After a few years of ineffective treatment with
corticosteroids, immunosuppressive and biological agents
children received immunoglobulin.
Results: Immunoglobulin therapy caused uveitis
remission in both patients. One of them did not require
any other pharmacotherapy during the subsequent
follow-up period. There were no side-effects of
immunoglobulin therapy.
Conclusions: In some cases of uveitis resistant
to conventional treatment, with high risk of blindness,
immunoglobulin therapy may help prevent the loss of
visual function |
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| Key words: |
uveitis, immunoglobulin,
children, juvenile idiopathic arthritis. |
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