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Year : 2020 | Volume
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Rituximab therapy combined with methotrexate for severe necrotizing scleritis in a case of granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Somasheila I Murthy1, Sahil Shah1, Bhupesh Bagga1, Rajkiran Dudam2
1 Department of Cornea, The Cornea Institute, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, L.V. Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India 2 Department of Rheumatology, Hyderabad Rheumatology Center, Prakash Nagar, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Somasheila I Murthy Head, Cornea Service, L.V Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Marg, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Telangana India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_2249_19
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A 19-year-old girl presented with severe pain and redness in her right eye and also with nasal congestion and epistaxis since the past 5 months. The patient was systemically investigated and tested positive for proteinase 3 anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (PR-3 ANCA) with raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). The provisional diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) was made, and she was started on systemic steroids and azathioprine after consultation with the rheumatologist. However on steroid taper, she developed severe reactivation of the scleritis and the corneal involvement was noted in the form of peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Instead of starting another course of high dose oral cortico-steroids or pulse cyclophosphomide, she was started on rituximab infusion (two doses), and oral methotrexate was added, leading to the successful remission of the disease.
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