Mucormycosis Endophthalmitis in a Silicone Oil-Filled Eye of an Immunocompetent Patient.

abstract：:Purpose: To review early withdrawal of immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) for birdshot retinochoroidopathy (BSRC). Design: Retrospective case-series of sixteen patients with Human-leukocyte-antigen-A29-positive BSRC treated with IMT ≥ 1 year and discontinued prior to achieving durable remission, observed ≥ 6 months off IM...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： You C,Meese H,Stephenson A,Montieth A,Ma L,Hernandez M,Kubaisi B,Syeda S,Foster CS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present a case of tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis (SLC) with previously unreported choroidal findings on enhanced depth imaging OCT (EDI-OCT). DESIGN:Case report. METHODS:A 60-year-old female presented with decreased vision. Serpiginous choroidopathy was diagnosed. Laboratory workup revealed an inf...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Rifkin LM,Munk MR,Baddar D,Goldstein DA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To assess changes in aqueous humor (AH) levels of cytokines following dexamethasone intravitreal implant (DEX) injection for diabetic macular edema (DME).Methods: Sixteen DME and cataract cases series study. Anterior chamber AH sampling was performed at baseline at DEX injection time (T1), cataract surgery 8 ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Figueras-Roca M,Sala-Puigdollers A,Alforja S,Torras J,Peraza-Nieves J,Zarranz-Ventura J,Adan Civera A,Molins B

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the 10-year drug retention rate of infliximab (IFX) in Behçet's disease (BD)-related uveitis, the effect of a concomitant use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) on drug survival and differences according to the lines of biologic treatment. METHODS:Cumulative survival rates were stud...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Fabiani C,Sota J,Vitale A,Emmi G,Vannozzi L,Bacherini D,Lopalco G,Guerriero S,Venerito V,Orlando I,Franceschini R,Fusco F,Frediani B,Galeazzi M,Iannone F,Tosi GM,Cantarini L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Corneal involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is rare, but due to rich collagen composition cornea is especially vulnerable to connective tissue diseases. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate corneal parameters of SSc patients. Methods: The study included 32 SSc patients and 39 control subjects with no ocular...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Nagy A,Rentka A,Nemeth G,Ziad H,Szücs G,Szekanecz Z,Gesztelyi R,Zsuga J,Aszalos Z,Szodoray P,Kemeny-Beke A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (TA) for treating macular edema secondary to non-infectious uveitis. METHODS:Retrospective review of sixteen patients (20 eyes) with chronic cystoid macular edema (CME) as a consequence of controlled intermediate uveitis, posterior ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Androudi S,Letko E,Meniconi M,Papadaki T,Ahmed M,Foster CS

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) using primers targeting B1 gene of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) with Witmer Desmonts coefficient (WDC) technique in intraocular fluids of clinically suspected toxoplasma retino choroiditis (TRC) patients. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mahalakshmi B,Therese KL,Madhavan HN,Biswas J

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：: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：:Purpose: To compare toll-like receptors 2 (TLR2) and 4 (TLR4) expression in cells of corneal and conjunctival epithelium between unilateral KC patients and control subjects. Methods: Prospective cross-sectional case-control study, including 50 unilateral KC patients and 20 control subjects. TLR2 and TLR4 expression wa...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Malfeito M,Regueiro U,Pérez-Mato M,Campos F,Sobrino T,Lema I

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Relapsing ocular inflammation occurs in about 70% of patients with Behçet's disease (BD) and can lead to permanent loss of vision. Neovascularization of the optic disc (NVD) or elsewhere in the retina (NVE) is a relatively uncommon but severe complication that lacks standardized treatment. METHODS:We report on...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Markomichelakis NN,Aissopou EK,Maselos S,Tugal-Tutkun I,Sfikakis PP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize nodular lesions of the retina and optic nerve with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in patients with sarcoidosis. METHODS:This is a retrospective series of 6 eyes from 5 patients with an established diagnosis of sarcoidosis, with clinically detected nodules of the optic ner...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Goldberg NR,Jabs DA,Busingye J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To define the indocyanine green (ICG) and fundus fluorescein angiographic (FFA) features of Behçet's disease. METHODS:The study included 49 eyes of 25 patients (19 males, 6 females; mean age: 34.1 years; age range: 14-68 years) with Behçet's disease and active ocular involvement that fulfilled the criteria of ...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Gedik S,Akova Y,Yilmaz G,Bozbeyoğlu S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report the pattern of uveitis in patients attending a tertiary uveitis service in Sydney, Australia. METHODS:The charts of patients seen between January 2009 and December 2015 were retrospectively reviewed. Data pertaining to patient demographics, eye examination on presentation, work-up and final diagnoses...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Zagora SL,Symes R,Yeung A,Yates W,Wakefield D,McCluskey PJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Toxoplasmosis is a common parasitic zoonosis and an important cause of abortions, mental retardation, encephalitis, blindness, and death worldwide. Although a large body of literature has emerged on the subject in the past decades, many questions about the pathogenesis and treatment of the disease remain unanswered. T...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Klaren VN,Kijlstra A

更新日期：2002-03-01 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：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：:We report a rare case of bilateral tuberculous uveitis associated with tuberculin skin testing (TST) in an otherwise healthy junior high school student. A 12-year-old boy presented with severely decreased vision in both eyes and a history of an intradermal PPD (purified protein derivative) skin test 12 days earlier. T...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Zhao H,Peng X

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Primary vitreoretinal lymphomas (PVRL) pose a major diagnostic challenge, especially in the countries with a high prevalence of infectious variety of uveitis. The present study aims to report the clinical characteristics and diagnostic difficulties in patients with PVRL in an Indian Population. METHODS:Retrosp...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Mahajan S,Nijhawan R,Rajwanshi A,Karkhur S,Mulkutar S,Dogra M,Lal V,Gupta V,Gupta A

更新日期：2017-10-01 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 evaluate multifocal evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) patients with and without overlapping multifocal choroiditis (MFC). METHODS:Thirty-four patients diagnosed between November 2008 and August 2018 at 2 hospitals were retrospectively reviewed. Multimodal imaging including optical coherence tomography a...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Kang HG,Kim TY,Kim M,Byeon SH,Kim SS,Koh HJ,Lee SC,Lee CS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends upon multiple factors, such as age, sex, race, geographic distribution, environmental influence, genetics, and social habits. Epidemiologic...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Tsirouki T,Dastiridou A,Symeonidis C,Tounakaki O,Brazitikou I,Kalogeropoulos C,Androudi S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the means by which in-vitro-generated regulatory T cells, similar to those in anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID), suppress antigen-specific T-cell responses. METHODS:T regulators (T regs), generated by stimulating ovalbumin (OVA)-specific Tcr transgenic DO11.10 T cells with OVA-pu...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Yokoi H,Streilein JW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To describe ocular findings in Turkish patients with Fuchs' uveitis (FU). METHODS:The medical records of FU were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:The study included 281 eyes of 258 patients with FU. There were diffusely spread keratic precipitates (KPs)[(medium sized in 253 (90.0%) eyes, stellate-medium i...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Özdamar Erol Y MD,İnanç M MD,Özdal P MD

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report an immunocompetent patient with Nocardia exalbida endogenous endophthalmitis. DESIGN:Case report. METHODS:Clinical-pathologic correlation and microbiologic evaluation were performed on an enucleated eye. RESULTS:A 56-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive vision loss associated with a post...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Milman T,Trubnik V,Shah M,McCormick SA,Finger PT

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Uveitic macular edema (UME) is a significant cause of visual impairment in all uveitis types. Methods: Reports that were cited in the MEDLINE database, that analyzed the effectiveness of biologics for UME in at least five patients, with a minimum follow-up of 3 months, published prior to April 1, 2019 we...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Radosavljevic A,Agarwal M,Bodaghi B,Smith JR,Zierhut M

更新日期：2020-11-16 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 the outcomes of cataract surgery in ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP). SETTING:L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional case series. METHODS:Patients diagnosed with OCP who had undergone cataract surgery were included. Staging of disease, type of surgery,...

journal_title：Ocular immunology and inflammation

authors： Puranik CJ,Murthy SI,Taneja M,Sangwan VS

更新日期：2013-12-01 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