Tofacitinib in recalcitrant scleritis: First case report from India
Jyotirmay Biswas, Richa Pyare, Viswanath Kaushik, Parthopratim Dutta Majumder
Abstract
A 65-year-old male presented with redness and pain associated with active necrotizing scleritis in the left eye. He was started on mycophenolate mofetil and oral corticosteroids, to which there was no response detected after 4 weeks. A rheumatology opinion was sought and he was started on tofacitinib, after which there was dramatic clinical improvement. Patients refractory to conventional immunosuppressive therapy can benefit from the new class of immunosuppressive agents, JAK/STAT kinase inhibitors.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineTofacitinibScleritisRefractory (planetary science)DermatologyRheumatologyInternal medicineSurgeryOphthalmologyUveitisRheumatoid arthritisAstrobiologyPhysicsOcular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders ResearchSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research