Acute retinal necrosis following intravitreal dexamethasone (Ozurdex®) implant

A 52-year-old woman undergoing azathioprine treatment for rheumatoid arthritis developed acute retinal necrosis a month after intravitreal dexamethasone (Ozurdex ®) implantation for posterior uveitis in the left eye. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) DNA was detected in the anterior chamber and vitreous...

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Main Authors: Murat Kucukevcilioglu, Mustafa Eren, Umit Yolcu, Gungor Sobaci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2015-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492015000200013&lng=en&tlng=en