Combined infliximab and rituximab in necrotising scleritis

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep;3(3):286-90. doi: 10.1159/000342842. Epub 2012 Sep 11.

Abstract

We report a patient with necrotising scleritis in whom infliximab was used for short-term steroid-sparing while rituximab took effect. This enabled disease control without requiring an extended period of high-dose corticosteroid administration or the concurrent use of cyclophosphamide.

Keywords: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Infliximab; Rituximab; Scleritis.

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  • Case Reports