Use of PCR in endophthalmitis.

abstract：:Purpose: To compare vessel density (VD) as measured by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), in uveitic eyes with secondary glaucoma (UG) with VD in uveitic eyes without glaucoma (UV), eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), and healthy eyes (HY). Methods: VD was measured at the following segmentation...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Lommatzsch C,Bauermann P,Heimes-Bussmann B,Nolte C,Heinz C

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the prevalence of viral infections in patients with hypertensive anterior uveitis in Thailand from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of aqueous humor. METHODS:Thirty-one patients with anterior uveitis with intraocular pressure (IOP) above 25 mmHg were included for PCR analysis for cytomegalovirus (C...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Khieu C,Kongyai N,Pathanapitoon K,Van Der Eijk AA,Rothova A

更新日期：2020-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To analyse the association between skin score with corneal biomechanics and dry eye tests in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods: 112 cases (limited SSc (lcSSc), n=50; diffuse SSc  (dcSSc), n=32; controls, n=30) were included in the study. Corneal hysteresis (CH), corneal resistance factor (CRF), Schirmer 1, 2 ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ayhan Z,Kaya M,Ozturk T,Arikan G,Birlik M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of orbital sarcoidosis manifesting with enophthalmos. METHODS:A 60-year-old woman presented with right enophthalmos. She had a palpable mass in her anterior orbit inferiorly. She underwent a complete ophthalmic evaluation, magnetic resonance imaging, and histopathologic examination. RESULTS...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Attia S,Zaouali S,Jeguirim H,Njim L,Kriaa S,Yahia SB,Khairallah M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a patient with a tolerated cilium in the anterior chamber. METHODS:A 15-year-old girl, referred with a 5-year trauma history, was examined. A cilium was noted in the anterior chamber without any inflammation during routine ophthalmological examination. RESULTS:The cilium was removed surgically and...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kargi SH,Oz O,Erdinc E,Teke MY,Firat E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equine uveitis is a spontaneous disorder of horses that can serve as a model for the study of human uveitis. Although the initial presentation is that of an anterior uveitis, retinal involvement has been noted in some cases. We report here the immunohistopathology of retinas from horses with uveitis. METHOD...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kalsow CM,Dwyer AE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the medical treatment of severe ocular hypotony in HIV-seropositive patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis and cidofovir-associated uveitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Two HIV-seropositive patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis and cidofovir-associated uveitis complicated by severe ocular hypotony we...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Accorinti M,Ciapparoni V,Pirraglia MP,Pivetti-Pezzi P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET) in patients with unexplained chronic uveitis. METHODS:Retrospective review of 19 (18)F-FDG PET scans. All patients had normal chest CT. In the final analysis, the authors used criteria similar to the criteria of ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Seve P,Billotey C,Janier M,Grange JD,Broussolle C,Kodjikian L

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present fundus autofluorescence (FAF), indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), and microperimetry (MP) findings of a patient with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS). METHODS:Observational case report. RESULTS:A 30-year-old woman with blurry vision was referred for evaluation. Fundus examination r...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yenerel NM,Kucumen B,Gorgun E,Dinc UA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of VIAU in immunocompromised patients. METHODS:A critical review of literature was performed. RESULTS:Diagnosis and treatment of VIAU in immunocompromised patients may be a challenge due to atypical clinical-courses, severe presentations, and ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： de-la-Torre A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the clinical features, course, management, and outcomes of tubercular (TB) uveitis in the pediatric population and assess the response to anti-tubercular therapy (ATT). METHODS:Hospital records of children (≤16 years) from a large tertiary-care institute between January 2001 and December 2015 were r...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kaur S,Aggarwal K,Agarwal A,Suri D,Gupta A,Singh R,Bansal R,Singh S,Singh N,Gupta A,Gupta V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose : To clarify whether a true neuroretinitis is part of  idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome.Methods : Critical literature review.Results : Neuroretinitis has been considered as a prominent feature of IRVAN syndrome. It has been described as late diffuse optic  disc stai...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Khairallah M,Khochtali S,Ksiaa I

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a population of patients sharing atypical manifestations of vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL). METHODS:Institutional case series in a single tertiary center. Patients with cytologically proven VRL, referred between November 2009 and May 2010, were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnosis of VRL was based on c...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： AlQahtani A,Touitou V,Cassoux N,Aknin C,Merle-Beral H,Bodaghi B,LeHoang P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the effectiveness of prolonged oral acyclovir treatment in patients with acute retinal necrosis (ARN). METHODS:Fifty-five ARN patients (62 eyes) who had been treated with short-term or long-term oral acyclovir were identified in this retrospective study: one group treated with prolonged oral acyc...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Jeon S,Kakizaki H,Lee WK,Jee D

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tear lysozyme and tear lactoferrin are enzymes synthesized by the lacrimal gland. Their concentration in human tears reflects tear gland function. Tear gland dysfunction can lead to ocular surface disease. We developed a colorimetric lysozyme assay. The objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic po...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Klaeger AJ,Cevallos V,Sherman MD,Whitcher JP,Stephens RS

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate demographic, clinical features and complications of Italian patients with ocular Behçet's disease (BD) over time. METHODS:Retrospective study of 385 patients examined from 1968 to 2011, 265 of whom had follow-up ≥ 12 months. RESULTS:A significant increase in the proportion of females (p = 0.03)...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Accorinti M,Pesci FR,Pirraglia MP,Abicca I,Pivetti-Pezzi P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To determine the anti-inflammatory effects of dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) inhibitor, on endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) in rats.Methods: EIU was induced by a subcutaneous injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in Lewis rats. DHMEQ was injected intraperitoneally concurren...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ando Y,Keino H,Kudo A,Hirakata A,Okada AA,Umezawa K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe an unusual manifestation of sarcoidosis as a large tumor of the iris and ciliary body without any other involvement of the body. METHODS:We describe a 20-year-old female presenting with a granulomatous tumor of the right iris and ciliary body and concomitant uveitis. RESULTS:Extensive ocular and s...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Maca SM,Firbas U,Hauff W,Zettinig G,Horvat R,Barisani-Asenbauer T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Investigate the efficacy of intravitreal adalimumab in breakthrough panuveitis in patients on systemic adalimumab for more than 3 months. METHODS:Retrospective study of patients on systemic adalimumab with breakthrough panuveitis requiring intravitreal adalimumab therapy. RESULTS:Seven eyes of four patients w...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kheir WJ,Mehanna CJ,Abdul Fattah M,Al Ghadban S,El Sabban M,Mansour AM,Hamam RN

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To report a case of chronic anterior uveitis associated with relapsing polychondritis (RP).Case Report: A 43-year-old female patient presenting with bilateral progressive vision loss was diagnosed with bilateral anterior uveitis. According to her clinical signs and symptoms and biopsy results, RP was ultimate...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Wei Y,Chi Y,Fang Y,Wu D,Qiao R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Rapid and timely diagnosis of tubercular uveitis (TBU) is of paramount importance to save these eyes from blindness. The present study was, therefore, undertaken to carry out a comparative evaluation of Gene Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert), MTBDRplus and Multiplex PCR (MPCR) for the diagnosis of TBU. These tests wer...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sharma K,Gupta A,Sharma M,Sharma A,Bansal R,Sharma SP,Singh RD,Gupta V

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) induced by immunization of male Lewis rats with bovine S-antigen (S-Ag) is prevented by injection of S-Ag into the testis prior to immunization. This protection of animals is due to the induction of systemic immunotolerance or immunosuppression, which the authors designate o...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ren J,Singh AK,Shichi H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraocular tuberculosis presents a diagnostic challenge because of its protean clinical manifestations. Thus, it becomes imperative to distinguish chorioretinal inflammation due to tuberculosis from other infectious as well as non-infectious posterior uveitis since the clinical manifestations of these entities may be...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Agarwal A,Mahajan S,Khairallah M,Mahendradas P,Gupta A,Gupta V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To investigate whether variants in the ARMC9 gene encoding KU-MEL-1 are associated with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in a Japanese population. Methods: We recruited 380 Japanese patients with VKH disease and 744 Japanese healthy controls to genotype seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ARMC9....

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Ohno T,Meguro A,Takeuchi M,Yamane T,Teshigawara T,Kitaichi N,Horie Y,Namba K,Ohno S,Nakao K,Sakamoto T,Sakai T,Nakano T,Keino H,Okada AA,Takeda A,Fukuhara T,Mashimo H,Ohguro N,Oono S,Enaida H,Okinami S,Mizuki

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nedocromil sodium (NS) and sodium cromoglycate (CS) (both applied locally into the conjunctival sac) reduced in a dose dependent manner plasma extravasation induced by topical bradykinin and by topical substance P (SP), NS being approximately ten times more potent than CS. Plasma extravasation induced by SP was unaffe...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Javdan P,Figini M,Ricciardolo FL,Geppetti P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The role of HIV infection in exogenous and endogenous endophthalmitis has not been clarified. We aim to assess the potential role of HIV as a risk factor or a poor prognostic feature in this sight-threatening condition. Methods: Literature review. Review of evidence: Evidence for endophthalmitis in HIV patien...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsirouki T,Steffen J,Dastiridou A,Praidou A,Androudi S

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Recrudescence is a common and troubling feature of Acanthamoeba keratitis and suggests that corneal infection with this organism fails to stimulate the systemic immune apparatus. The present study examined the cell-mediated and humoral immune responses to Acanthamoeba keratitis in the Chinese hamster. Corneal infectio...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Van Klink F,Leher H,Jager MJ,Alizadeh H,Taylor W,Niederkorn JY

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe four cases of familial Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) associated uveitis. DESIGN:Retrospective observational case series. METHODS:Clinical data from patients who present familial JIA-associated uveitis are described and possible genetic influence in disease etiology is reviewed. RESULTS:Two ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Julián K,Terrada C,Quartier P,Lehoang P,Bodaghi B

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the referral pattern and visual prognosis for patients with uveitis at a tertiary university eye center in the Midwestern U.S. over a five-year period. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 853 patients seen in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) at Washington University an...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Oruc S,Kaplan AD,Galen M,Kaplan HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a complex DNA virus encoding more than 200 viral proteins. This highly adapted opportunist agent has developed several ways to evade the immune system. Among all clinical features due to HCMV, retinitis occurs especially in severely immunosuppressed patients, particularly during the end...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Bodaghi B,Michelson S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00