Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide 0.19 mg Implant in a Patient with Resistant Blau Syndrome: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Blau syndrome is a progressive disease with an unknown etiology and pathogenesis. It can cause severe damage, especially in the eye with severe involvement.

Case presentation

A six-year-old female was referred to us complaining about blurry vision and floaters in both eyes for 1 year. She had been diagnosed with Blau syndrome and Blau syndrome-associated anterior uveitis. Her best-corrected visual acuity in the right and left eyes was 20/70 and 20/80, respectively. Slit-lamp exam revealed faint bilateral band keratopathy along with 1+ anterior chamber cells and posterior synechia 360° in both eyes. During dilated fundoscopy, 2+ haze in the media was observed, along with swollen and hyperemic disc OU. Based on changes in optical coherence tomography, fluorescein

SUBMITTER: Saigal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798681 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature