Anti-interleukin 5 for treating severe refractory vernal keratoconjunctivitis in children: Two cases

Stéphanie Wanin¹, Marie Mercier¹, Imane Elaouane¹, Zied Chelly^{2

3}, Mélisande Bourgoin-Heck¹, Nathalie Lambert¹, Serge Doan^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Allergology, Armand Trousseau University Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire, AP-HP Sorbonne-University, Paris, France.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire, AP-HP Nord-University de Paris, Paris, France.
³ Departement of Ophthalmology, Valenciennes Hospital, Valenciennes, France.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, A de Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.

Case Reports

Stéphanie Wanin et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2024 May.

. 2024 May;35(5):e14139.

doi: 10.1111/pai.14139.

Stéphanie Wanin¹, Marie Mercier¹, Imane Elaouane¹, Zied Chelly^{2

3}, Mélisande Bourgoin-Heck¹, Nathalie Lambert¹, Serge Doan^{2

4}

¹ Department of Pediatric Allergology, Armand Trousseau University Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire, AP-HP Sorbonne-University, Paris, France.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Bichat Hospital, Groupe Hospitalier Universitaire, AP-HP Nord-University de Paris, Paris, France.
³ Departement of Ophthalmology, Valenciennes Hospital, Valenciennes, France.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, A de Rothschild Foundation Hospital, Paris, France.

No abstract available

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