• 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