A Rare Cause of Uveitis: Vemurafenib

SIZMAZ S., Gorkemli N., ESEN E., Demircan N.

TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, cilt.48, sa.6, ss.323-325, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjo.95914
  • Dergi Adı: TURK OFTALMOLOJI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.323-325
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Drug-induced uveitis, melanoma, vemurafenib, MELANOMA
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 25-year-old female presented with a decrease of vision and redness in both eyes. She had a history of nodular melanoma in her right shoulder, which was excised surgically and she was under oral vemurafenib treatment. She was diagnosed with moderately severe bilateral panuveitis and hospitalized for systemic investigation and workup. The laboratory rest results were unremarkable and systemic workup failed to reveal an etiology. The condition was considered vemurafenib-induced uveitis, as the drug is known to be associated with uveitis. After reevaluation with the oncology department, vemurafenib was stopped and topical and systemic corticosteroid therapy was starred. The uveitis resolved and her vision returned to normal. No sign of recurrence was detected at 8-month follow-up.