The successful use of mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with active birdshot chorio-retinopathy refractory to azathioprine therapy: case report O uso com sucesso de mofetil de micofenolato em um paciente com coriorretinopatia de "birdshot" ativa refratária à terapia com azatioprina: relato de caso

The successful use of mycophenolate mofetil in a patient with active birdshot chorio-retinopathy refractory to azathioprine therapy: case report O uso com sucesso de mofetil de micofenolato em um paciente com coriorretinopatia de "birdshot" ativa refratária à terapia com azatioprina: relato de caso

Report on the effect of oral mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on the treatment of a patient with active birdshot chorioretinopathy (BC) refractory to azathioprine (AZA) therapy. A sixty-two-year-old female patient with BC developed cystoid macular edema (CME) and severe retinal vasculitis in both eyes. A...

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Main Authors: Raul N. G. Vianna, Nadia Al-Kharusi, Jean Deschênes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2004-12-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Ácido micofenólico
Coriorretinite
Doenças da coróide
Vasculite retiniana
Azatioprina
Relato de caso [Tipo de publicação]
Mycophenolic acid
Chorioretinitis
Choroid diseases
Retinal vasculitis
Azathioprine
Case report [Publication type]
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