Maleki Arash, Anesi Stephen D, Chang Peter Y, Foster C Stephen
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
The Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Foundation, Waltham, MA, USA.
Oman J Ophthalmol. 2024 Oct 24;17(3):399-402. doi: 10.4103/ojo.ojo_30_24. eCollection 2024 Sep-Dec.
This study outlines a scenario involving unilateral periocular inflammation exhibited resistance to conventional immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) and biologic response modifying agents, which was successfully managed with oral cyclophosphamide monotherapy. A 39-year-old male visited our clinic, expressing discomfort and swelling in his left upper eyelid for six months. All multidisciplinary consultations and imaging yielded normal results. He remained consistently on a dosage of 50 mg oral prednisone. Blood tests yielded results within the normal range or were negative, with the exception of the antinuclear antibody. He did not respond to conventional IMT and biological response modifier agents. Ultimately, the patient began oral cyclophosphamide. One month after commencing cyclophosphamide treatment, the oral prednisone dosage was gradually reduced without any flare-up. oral cyclophosphamide can serve as a valuable treatment for periocular inflammation that does not respond to standard conventional IMT and biologic response modifier agents.
本研究概述了一种情况,即单侧眼周炎症对传统免疫调节疗法(IMT)和生物反应修饰剂具有抗性,而口服环磷酰胺单一疗法成功对其进行了治疗。一名39岁男性到我们诊所就诊,称左上眼睑不适和肿胀已有六个月。所有多学科会诊和影像学检查结果均正常。他一直服用50毫克口服泼尼松。血液检查结果在正常范围内或为阴性,但抗核抗体除外。他对传统IMT和生物反应修饰剂无反应。最终,患者开始服用口服环磷酰胺。开始环磷酰胺治疗一个月后,口服泼尼松剂量逐渐减少,没有任何病情复发。口服环磷酰胺可作为对标准传统IMT和生物反应修饰剂无反应的眼周炎症的一种有价值的治疗方法。