IDIOPATHIC RETINITIS VASCULITIS ANEURYSMS AND NEURORETINITIS (IRVAN) TREATED WITH ADALIMUMAB: A CASE REPORT.
Lien Van Winckel, Ingele Casteels, Pieter-Paul Schauwvlieghe
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Case in brief
An adolescent with idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) was initially treated with panretinal photocoagulation and intravitreal ranibizumab in both eyes. Persistent retinal ischemia and vasculitis prompted subcutaneous adalimumab. At 1.5 years of follow-up, the vasculitis had resolved, some retinal capillary nonperfusion had reversed, and retinal ischemia had substantially regressed.
What made this case unusual
Despite initial laser and anti-VEGF treatment, retinal ischemia and vasculitis persisted; after adalimumab was added, some capillary nonperfusion reversed.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
In this IRVAN case, persistent vasculitis and ischemia after panretinal photocoagulation and ranibizumab were followed by improvement after adalimumab was added.