A., R., D., P., A., M., S., F. (2018). RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC PANUVEITIS: TWO CASES REPORTS. Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 1(2), 43-47. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2018.163036
Radwan, A.; Pachon, D.; Mounir, A.; Foster, S.. "RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC PANUVEITIS: TWO CASES REPORTS". Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 1, 2, 2018, 43-47. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2018.163036
A., R., D., P., A., M., S., F. (2018). 'RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC PANUVEITIS: TWO CASES REPORTS', Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 1(2), pp. 43-47. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2018.163036
A., R., D., P., A., M., S., F. RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC PANUVEITIS: TWO CASES REPORTS. Egyptian Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology, 2018; 1(2): 43-47. doi: 10.21608/ejco.2018.163036
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATED WITH IDIOPATHIC PANUVEITIS: TWO CASES REPORTS
3Ophthalmology dept.., Faculty of Medicine, Sohag Univ., Sohag, Egypt
4Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institution, Weston, MA, USA - Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Abstract
We report two cases of retinitispigmentosa (RP) associated with Panuveitis in descriptive small case series. One case is RP associated with idiopathic panuveitis and the other oneis RP with multifocal choroiditis and panuveitis (MCP). These are rare entities and it is very unusual for them to coexist in a patient. The first case treated with pulsed intravenous Methotrexate (MTX) 50 mg every week then stopped when inflammation was quiet with no evidence of vasculitis or papillitis on fluoresce in angiogram. The second case was treated successfully with cellcept 2.5 grams daily along with vitamin A palmitate 15,000 IU daily. Conclusion: In patients with refractory panuveitis presenting with progressive decline in vision and visual field constriction, masquerade syndromes such as retinitis pigmentosa, must be excluded.