Title of article :
Treatment of recurrent pterygium with topical administration of interferon alpha2b: A case report
Author/Authors :
Davari، Mohammad Hossien نويسنده Birjand Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Research Center,Birjand University of Medical Sciences,Birjand,Iran , , Ghitasi، Hoda نويسنده Hospital Duran I Reynolds,Department of Genetic, laboratory2 Hospital Duran I Reynolds,University of Barcelona translational research,Barcelona,Spain , , Davari، Esmat نويسنده member of Research committee,Birjand University of Medical Sciences,Birjand,Iran ,
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2015
Abstract :
Pterygium is characterized by an elastic degeneration of the conjunctiva that extends across the limbos and invades the cornea. The recurrence rate is varied from 2580% after primary closure to 6% with free conjunctival and Iimbal grafts. Several adjunctive therapies have been investigated for recurrent pte¬rygium. This article presents a 52yearold athletic man who was seen for evaluation of a recurrent lesion in his right eye and treated with topical administration of IFN-α-2b (Intron A, Schering Plough, Kenilworth, NJ), 1 million units/mL 4 times a day as eye drops.
Keywords :
Topical administration , Recurrent pterygium , Interferon alpha-2b
Journal title :
Journal of Surgery and Trauma
Journal title :
Journal of Surgery and Trauma
