Cytomegalovirus retinitis in immunocompetent patients: case reports and literature review.

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a case of sympathetic ophthalmia following vitrectomy for endophthalmitis after an intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. DESIGN:Retrospective case report. METHODS:An 84-year-old male developed sympathetic ophthalmia 4 months after vitrectomy for endophthalmitis following an intravitreal injection...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sisk RA,Davis JL,Dubovy SR,Smiddy WE

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To demonstrate that fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging aides the diagnosis of rubella retinopathy (RR). METHODS:Four patients with sensorineural hearing loss underwent ophthalmic exams, electro-retinogram testing (ERG), and FAF in both eyes. Fluorescein angiogram (FA) was performed in one case. RESULTS:Sal...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Goldberg N,Chou J,Moore A,Tsang S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Post-streptococcal uveitis is a rare ocular disease which is part of other auto-immune conditions associated with post-streptococcal syndrome. It was first mentioned in medical literature in 1991, with only a few cases published at that time. We are presenting the case of a patient with bilateral panuveiti...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Medina CA,Fajardo A,Calderon A,Aracena M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To report 2 cases of idiopathic anterior uveitis with coexistent myasthenia gravis. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Retrospective case reports. RESULTS:A 60-year-old male and a 40-year-old male presented with chronic nongranulomatous anterior uveitis of unknown etiology. The latter had a history of hypothyroidism. During f...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Babu K,Mukhopadhyay M,Murthy KR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the safety and efficacy of intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant in the management of posterior segment involvement in tubercular uveitis (TBU). METHODS:In this study, retrospective analysis of safety and efficacy of intravitreal injection of dexamethasone implant for various indications suc...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Agarwal A,Handa S,Aggarwal K,Sharma M,Singh R,Sharma A,Agrawal R,Sharma K,Gupta V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To review the broad spectrum of clinical neuro-ophthalmic presentations associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods: Critical review of the literature regarding neuro-ophthalmic consequences of HIV infection and its sequelae. Results: Neuro-ophthalmological diseases are common in bot...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Gordon LK,Danesh-Meyer H

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the results of Boston keratoprosthesis implantation in a patient with Stevens-Johnson syndrome following autologous submandibular gland transplantation. DESIGN:Observational case report. METHODS:We report the case of a man diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Autologous submandibular gland tra...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Gu J,Zhai J,Liao G,Chen J

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:Manifestations of Systemic lupus erythematosus are protean and the eye can get affected in more than a third of the cases. This study was conducted to evaluate the spectrum of ocular manifestation among Nepalese patients diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus. METHODS:In this hospital based cross-sectiona...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Sitaula R,Shah DN,Singh D

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several subjective and arbitrary grading methods are used in assessing cell and flare in uveitis. Clinicians are in need of an objective method of determining and monitoring active inflammation. We studied the correlation of changes in macular thickness between the visits and compared the change to visual acuity (VA),...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Akduman L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a case of post-streptococcal retinal vasculitis. DESIGN:Review of a case. METHODS:Review of patient chart and fluorescein angiography. RESULTS:A 17 year old African American female presented with moderate vitritis and macular edema in the right eye and retinal vessel sheathing in both eyes. CONCLU...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Reddy UP,Albini TA,Banta JT,Davis JL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report a rare case of intermediate uveitis following rubella infection in pregnancy. DESIGN:Case report. METHODS:A 35-year-old pregnant woman, at 24 weeks of gestation, presented with sudden floaters and blurring of vision of the left eye. Ocular examination revealed vitritis 1-2+ with no retinal involveme...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Thirupathy A,Tajunisah I

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To analyze the pattern of laboratory investigations of uveitis at a tertiary referral eye care center in Singapore.Methods: Retrospective analysis of 2040 uveitis cases from the Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS) database over a 12-year period (2004 - 2015).Results: Patients with...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Low R,Chen EJ,Bin Ismail MA,Mi H,Ling HS,Lim WK,Teoh SC,Agrawal R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onchocercal keratitis (river blindness) is one of the leading worldwide causes of blindness. Light microscopic analysis of human specimens and corneal tissue from experimental models has implicated the eosinophil as an important cell in the inflammatory response. Our previous studies in experimental murine onchocercal...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Bardenstein DS,Lass JH,Kazura JW,Pearlman E

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Anterior uveitis is the most common anatomic subset of uveitis. We developed a novel multi-parametric flow cytometry panel to identify immune dysregulation signatures in HLA B27-associated acute anterior uveitis (AAU) and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).Methods: We used fluorescence activated cell sorting to ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Huang JC,Schleisman M,Choi D,Mitchell C,Watson L,Asquith M,Rosenbaum JT

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the long-term efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in uveitic cystoid macular edema (CMO). METHODS:Thirty-eight uveitis patients with CMO treated with MMF with a follow-up of at least 5 years were analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups: group A, 24 patients with CMO that had occurred ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Doycheva D,Zierhut M,Blumenstock G,Stuebiger N,Deuter C

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the association between keratoconus (KC) and allergic diseases. METHODS:In a prospective age- and sex-matched case--control study clinical data of 885 KC patients and 1526 controls were evaluated regarding the presence of various allergic diseases. Severity of KC and ophthalmic parameters of KC ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Naderan M,Rajabi MT,Zarrinbakhsh P,Bakhshi A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare QuantiFERON®-TB Gold and tuberculin skin testing as diagnostic tests for intraocular tuberculosis in HIV positive and negative patients. METHODS:A prospective study evaluating two different tests to help diagnose intraocular tuberculosis. RESULTS:Thirty-five of 106 patients (33.0%) were diagnosed w...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Smit DP,Esterhuizen TM,Meyer D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To review a case of bilateral diffuse chorioretinopathy as a presenting sign of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and review the literature regarding retinal manifestations associated with this disease. METHODS:Review of case record and literature regarding retinal manifestations related to juvenile dermatomyosit...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Choi RY,Swan RJ,Hersh A,Vitale AT

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:By providing information on choroidal lesions, indocyanine green (ICG) angiography is complementary to fluorescein angiography in the workup of posterior uveitis. The aim here was to illustrate practically the suitability of performing dual fluorescein/ICG angiograms in a demonstrative case of recurrent presume...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Herbort CP

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced proinflammatory cytokine release in human ocular surface epithelial cells exposed to LPS and LPS-binding protein (LBP).Methods: Immortalized human corneal, conjunctival, and meibomian gland epi...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Marangoz D,Oner C,Schicht M,Turgut Cosan D,Paulsen F,Yildiz E,Zibandeh N,Sahin A

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate retinal and choroidal thicknesses in children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). METHODS:Thirty patients with FMF and 28 healthy controls were included in the study. The thicknesses of the retina and choroid of each subject's right eye were measured at the fov...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Erdurmuş M,Bekdaş M,Demircioğlu F,Soydan A,Göksügür SB,Kısmet E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most distinctive patterns of posterior pole affectation in syphilitic patients are acute posterior placoid chorioretinitis (ASPPC), pseudoretinitis pigmentosa and panuveitis with white focal preretinal opacities. However, outer retinitis is not a common presenting feature in this disease. CASE REPORT:...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Vidal-Villegas B,Arcos-Villegas G,Fernández-Vigo JI,Díaz-Valle D

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the demographic and clinical profiles of uveitis patients seen at secondary and tertiary care centers in Turkey. METHODS:A nationwide web-based registry of patients with uveitis was initiated in November 2008. We analyzed data from a single baseline registry-enrollment visit. RESULTS:In 33 centers...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yalçındağ FN,Özdal PC,Özyazgan Y,Batıoğlu F,Tugal-Tutkun I,BUST Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To identify the risk factors for the development of subretinal fibrosis (SRF) among patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome. Methods: In this case-control study, electronic clinical records from patients diagnosed with VKH syndrome who attended the Inflammatory Eye Disease Clinic at a tertiary care ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Golzarri MF,Cheja-Kalb R,Concha-Del-Río LE,Gonzalez-Salinas R,Arellanes-García L

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the presentations of syphilitic uveitides in Singapore. METHODS:Retrospective noncomparative observational case series of 18 eyes from 12 patients with ocular syphilis between 2004 and 2009. RESULTS:Patients were mainly male (91.7%). Median age was 49.5 (24-84) years. Initial visual acuity varied fr...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yap SC,Tan YL,Chio MT,Teoh SC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Describe a case series of ocular Cat-scratch-disease (CSD) with vision-threatening findings and poor outcomes, indicating severity of disease. METHODS:Retrospective case series from the Uveitis Department of São Paulo Federal University from 2011 to 2015. RESULTS:In this period, six eyes of four patients had ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Barros S,de Andrade GC,Cavalcanti C,Nascimento H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare Behçet uveitis patients who presented in the 1990s and 2000s. METHODS:Records of 170 patients seen in 1990-1994 and 258 patients seen in 2000-2004 were reviewed. Presenting features were analyzed in the whole cohort. Uveitis attacks, vision, complications, and immunomodulatory treatment (IMT) were c...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Cingu AK,Onal S,Urgancioglu M,Tugal-Tutkun I

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the prevalence of ocular involvement in patients with acute disseminated tuberculosis and to assess the findings associated with ocular involvement. METHODS:Assessment of all intensive care (ICU) admissions with a differential diagnosis of mycobacterial sepsis during a period of one year, with a d...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mehta S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a 22-years-old Thai male patient with congenital HIV infection. Due to his non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment he developed disseminated Talaromyces marneffei infection and was treated with intravenous amphotericin B. Despite this treatment, he presented with bilateral granulomatous anterior uveitis...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Khieu C,Apivatthakakul A,Kunavisarut P,Pathanapitoon K

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00