Resuming anti-TNF therapy after development of miliary tuberculosis in Behcet’s disease-related uveitis: a case report
Chika Toriu,
Kinya Tsubota,
Yoshihiko Usui
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
There is no consensus concerning restarting anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α therapy for uveitis after treatment for active tuberculosis (TB). We report a case of Behcet disease (BD) in which treatment with TNF inhibitor was successfully resumed after treatment for miliary TB.
Case report
A 48-year-old Japanese male was treated for uveitis of unknown aetiology in the left eye at a general ophthalmology clinic. He was referred to Departme… Show more
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