학술논문

Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Vascularized Intraretinal Tuberculoma.
Document Type
Article
Source
Ocular Immunology & Inflammation. Jul2022, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p1203-1206. 4p.
Subject
*TUBERCULOMA
*PHOTODYNAMIC therapy
*THERAPEUTICS
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*STEROID drugs
Language
ISSN
0927-3948
Abstract
To report a case of intraretinal tubercular granuloma successfully treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). Retrospective case report. Multimodal imaging was performed at each follow-up visit. The tuberculoma did not regress and did not significantly reduce its exudation after anti-tubercular therapy (ATT), systemic steroid therapy and intravitreal anti-VEGF. Second line treatment with PDT was attempted. The lesion showed a regression with reduced sub-retinal fluid and intra-retinal exudates. A second PDT was performed for reactivation of the lesion 5 months after the first treatment. Further regression of the lesion was observed. PDT may be a valuable second-line therapeutic approach for vascularized intraretinal granulomas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]