AIM: To analyse the role of interferon-b or @entity1638 in reducing the inflammatory episodes of @entity32 in @entity15 -associated @entity1596 . METHOD: A study was conducted on a non-randomised, retrospective case series of 13 @entity1 with proven @entity15 and @entity1596 (minimum follow-up, 12 months). All @entity1 were given immunomodulatory treatment (interferon-b or @entity1638 ) to control the course of the @entity15 . @entity1 were compared to themselves before initiating the treatment, in order to assess the difference in @entity1596 episodes. The main outcome measurements were the number of @entity1596 episodes with/without immunomodulatory treatment. RESULTS: @entity1596 was bilateral in 10 (77%) out of 13 @entity1 . Intermediate @entity1596 was observed in 11 @entity1 , @entity4816 in 3 @entity1 , and one @entity1 was classified as a posterior @entity1596 . The @entity1 had a mean of 4.15  3.1 episodes of @entity1596 (range 1-10) during the follow-up period (148.6  84.3 months). When compared to their pre-treatment status, @entity1 on treatment with interferon-b or @entity1638 showed a significant decrease of 0.36 episodes of @entity32 per year (P=.02). Mild side effects related to immunomodulatory treatment were observed in 6 (46%) @entity1 , 3 (23%) @entity1 with @entity683 , and 3 (23%) @entity1 with a @entity1910 . CONCLUSIONS: Interferon b or @entity1638 could be effective in reducing the @entity1596 episodes in @entity1 with @entity15 -associated @entity1596 , and was well tolerated in most @entity1 .

Efficacy of immunomodulatory therapy with interferon-b or @entity1638 on @entity15 -associated XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['intra-ocular inflammation', 'ocular inflammation'] @entity1638 :: ('MESH:C089995', 'Chemical') :: ['glatiramer acetate'] @entity1910 :: ('MESH:D005076', 'Disease') :: ['skin rash'] @entity1596 :: ('MESH:D014605', 'Disease') :: ['Uveitis', 'uveitis'] @entity683 :: ('MESH:D007251', 'Disease') :: ['a flu-like syndrome'] @entity15 :: ('MESH:D009103', 'Disease') :: ['multiple sclerosis'] @entity4816 :: ('MESH:D031300', 'Disease') :: ['retinal vasculitis']
@entity1596 :: (MESH:D014605,Disease) :: ['uveitis']
