Title of article
Rifabutin-aociated uveiti in an immunouppreed pediatric patient without acquired immunodeficiency yndrome
Author/Authors
Daniel A. Jewelewicz، نويسنده , , William M. chiff، نويسنده , , teve Brown، نويسنده , , Gaetano R. Barile، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1998
Pages
2
From page
872
To page
873
Abstract
Purpoe: To decribe a cae of bilateral, ymptomatic rifabutin-aociated uveiti with hypopyon and vitreal opacitie in an immunouppreed pediatric patient without acquired immunodeficiency yndrome (AID).
Method: Cae report. An 8-year-old boy preented with bilateral uveiti 24 month after a bilateral lung tranplant.
Reult: Our patient, whoe medication included rifabutin, clarithromycin, and immunouppreive agent, reponded to dicontinuation of the rifabutin and initiation of intenive topical corticoteroid therapy with complete reolution of the uveiti.
Concluion: Rifabutin-aociated uveiti may occur in a non-AID pediatric patient.
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Serial Year
1998
Journal title
American Journal of Ophthalmology
Record number
622148
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