Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for resistant ocular Behcet's disease
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Intravenous immunoglobulin therapy for resistant ocular Behçet's disease.
AIMS The present report was aimed at finding out whether gammaglobulin could have a role in treating ocular Behçet's disease (BD) refractory to accepted medical therapy. METHODS Six eyes of four patients with ocular BD refractory to steroids and cyclosporin A were treated with a course of intravenous gammaglobulin and followed up for their response to treatment. RESULTS All six eyes of all ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.11.1287