Article
Incidence of Uveitis and Macular Edema among Patients taking Fingolimod 0.5mg for Multiple Sclerosis
2020-09-02
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundPatients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher incidence of uveitis compared with the general population. Fingolimod, a first line disease modifying drug used in multiple sclerosis, may cause macular edema and thus requires ophthalmic examination. However, murine models and anecdotal reports suggest fingolimod may reduce the incidence of uveitis.<italic>Purpose</italic>:...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a7514707-44e5-57a1-9561-94b960e75116
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-17179/v2
