Successful Subcutaneous Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Refractory Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis: A Case Report
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Successful Subcutaneous Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Refractory Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis: A Case Report
Purpose We report a case of refractory atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) which was successfully treated with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). Case Report A 22-year-old woman presented with severe allergic conjunctivitis for one and a half year. She failed to respond to conventional topical anti-allergic medications, topical corticosteroid, as well as topical cyclosporine A. Therefore, oral ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1663-2699
DOI: 10.1159/000485174