Long-Term Outcomes of Birdshot Chorioretinopathy Treated with Corticosteroids : A Case Reports

PURPOSE: To report the progression of patients diagnosed with birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR) initially treated with corticosteroids.

METHODS: We included 39 BSCR patients that were followed for ≥1 year. We analyzed their progression under treatment after 1, 3, 6 months, 1 year, and at the end of follow-up. In order to determine the efficiency of initial loading doses, patients were classified into two groups according to their initial treatment: methylprednisolone followed by prednisone (n = 28) and prednisone alone (n = 11).

RESULTS: At the end of follow-up, 31/39 (79.5%) patients had reached inflammation control. Thirteen out of 28 (46.4%) and 6/11 (54.5%) patients were treated exclusively with corticosteroids, and 18/19 (94.7%) of them had reached inflammation control at the end of follow-up; their mean (range) corticosteroid dose was 3.5 (0-10) mg/day.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that the prolonged corticosteroid therapy treatment strategy resulted in inflammation control in half of BSCR patients. This control was maintained with low doses of cortisone, usually <5 mg/day.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical medicine - 12(2023), 16 vom: 14. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferracci, Dino [VerfasserIn]
Mathis, Thibaud [VerfasserIn]
Gavoille, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Gerfaud-Valentin, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Bert, Arthur [VerfasserIn]
Hafidi, Meriem [VerfasserIn]
Denis, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Loria, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Kodjikian, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Sève, Pascal [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR)
Corticosteroids
Inflammatory macular edema
Journal Article
Prognosis
Relapse
Uveitis

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Date Revised 29.08.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/jcm12165288

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361275110