TNF-alpha Inhibitors for the Management of Intractable Corneal Melt: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Utine C. A., Birlik M., Özizmirliler D., Karakaş A., Akbulut B., Durak I.

EYE & CONTACT LENS-SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.47, sa.6, ss.372-377, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/icl.0000000000000770
  • Dergi Adı: EYE & CONTACT LENS-SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.372-377
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Corneal melting, Infliximab, TNF-alpha inhibitor
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: To report three consecutive cases with noninfectious corneal melting, whose disease progression could only be halted with tumor necrosis-alpha (TNF-alpha) inhibitor infusion, with a review of the relevant literature.