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Early onset steroid induced posterior subcapsular cataract in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency: case reports and review of literature.
European annals of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Sept 2016
Marefat H, Abolhassani H, Ghareje Daghi M, Azizi G, Aghamohammadi A
Abstract excerpt
Purpose. To report early onset steroid induced posterior subcapsular cataract in a case of common variable immunodeficiency. Methods. Case report. Results. Here we report a 14-yearold male of steroid induced bilateral posterior subcapsular cataract in a common variable immunodeficiency patient with damaging mutations in Glutathione reductase gene, leading to hypersensitivity of patient to glucocorticoid (GC)...
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