Resolution of Recalcitrant Uveitic Optic Disc Edema Following Administration of Methotrexate: Two Case Reports.
- Author:
Se Joon WOO
1
;
Mi Jeung KIM
;
Kyu Hyung PARK
;
Yun Jong LEE
;
Jeong Min HWANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords: Child; Disc edema; Methotrexate; Ocular inflammation; Uveitis
- MeSH: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Chronic Disease; Female; Glucocorticoids/administration & dosage; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents/administration & dosage; Male; Methotrexate/administration & dosage; Papilledema/drug therapy/*etiology; Prednisolone/administration & dosage; Recurrence; Uveitis/*complications/drug therapy
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology 2012;26(1):61-64
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: A 13-year-old male and a 15-year-old female presented with optic disc edema associated with chronic recurrent uveitis. While the ocular inflammation responded to high doses of oral prednisolone, the disc edema showed little improvement. After oral administration of methotrexate, the disc edema and ocular inflammation were resolved, and the dose of oral corticosteroid could be reduced.
