Uveitis

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17 Heiligenhaus A., Miserocchi E., Heinz C. et al.: Treatment of severe uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (rituximab). Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011; 50 (8): 1390–4
18 Davatchi F., Shams H., Rezaipoor M. et al.: Rituximab in intractable ocular lesions of Behcet’s disease; randomized singleblind control study (pilot study). Int J Rheum Dis 2010; 13 (3): 246–52
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20 Zulian F., Balzarin M., Falcini F. et al.: Abatacept for severe Anti-TNF a refractory juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related uveitis. Arthritis Care Res 2010; 62 (6): 821–25
21 Kenawy N., Cleary G., Mewar D. et al.: Abatacept: a potential therapy in refractory cases of JIA-associated uveitis. Graefes Arch. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2011; 249 (2): 297–300
22 Murphy C.C., Ayliffe W.H., Booth A. et al.: Tumor necrosis factor alpha blockade with infliximab for refractory uveitis and scleritis. Ophthalmology 2004; 111: 352–56
23 Chauhan S., Kamal A., Thompson R.N. et al.: Rituximab for treatment of scleritis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. Br J Ophthalmol 2009; 93: 984–85