TNF-alpha Inhibitors for the Management of Intractable Corneal Melt: Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature
EYE & CONTACT LENS-SCIENCE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, cilt.47, sa.6, ss.372-377, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.