{"title":"Optic neuritis in an ankylosing spondylitis patient treated with adalimumab: a case report","authors":"A. Sadeghi","doi":"10.37532/1758-4272.2021.16(2).136","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Subjective: To describe a case of optic neuritis following intiating treatment with Adalimumab Method: this case was evaluated by visual field testing, fundoscopic examination and brian Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Results: After receiving Methylprednisolone and tapering with Prednisolone this patient had a complete recovery. There was no sign of recurrence after 6 months of follow-up. Conclusion: In this case the proximity of starting the symptoms to initiating the treatment with Adalimumab and complete recovery after cessation of the drug and corticosteroid treatment can suggest a causal association.","PeriodicalId":13740,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.37532/1758-4272.2021.16(2).136","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Subjective: To describe a case of optic neuritis following intiating treatment with Adalimumab Method: this case was evaluated by visual field testing, fundoscopic examination and brian Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Results: After receiving Methylprednisolone and tapering with Prednisolone this patient had a complete recovery. There was no sign of recurrence after 6 months of follow-up. Conclusion: In this case the proximity of starting the symptoms to initiating the treatment with Adalimumab and complete recovery after cessation of the drug and corticosteroid treatment can suggest a causal association.
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