Pathergy-like reaction following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection in a patient with Behçet disease.

PURPOSE: To describe a patient with Behcet disease who developed a pathergy-like reaction following intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection.

METHODS

Case report.

RESULTS

A 30-year-old man with a history of Behçet disease received an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide for the treatment of cystoid macular edema. The following day, he was noted to have erythematous swelling around the injection site. The lesion disappeared spontaneously within 2 weeks.

CONCLUSION

Pathergy-like reaction to minor trauma may develop not only on the skin but also in the mucous membranes such as conjunctiva in patients with Behçet disease.