Relato de 5 casos de pacientes com fibrilação atrial persistente de longa duração refratários ao
tratamento com fármacos antiarrítmicos e submetidos a ablação da fibrilação atrial por cateter há pelo menos 12 meses. Os pacientes apresentavam as mesmas queixas, estavam utilizando os mesmos med...
Simpatectomía/métodos,
Venas Pulmonares,
Fibrilación Atrial/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hipertensión,
Presión Arterial,
Ablación por Catéter/métodos,
Quimioterapia/métodos,
Amiodarona/administración & dosificación,
Heparina/administración & dosificación,
Factores de Edad,
Análisis de Varianza,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease with a high morbidity and mortality. Although cyclophosphamide is effective for severe and refractory cases, there is demand for new treatments. The biological treatment with B-cell depletion with rituximab (RTX) has demonstrated efficacy ...
Abstract: Background: C-reactive protein is an inflammatory biomarker and its level increases in the serum of psoriatic patients. Its level is also associated with Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the decrement of serum C-reactive protein level wit...
Abstract: Sézary syndrome is a primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma characterized by the triad of erythroderma, lymphadenopathy and circulating atypical cells. The emergence of new molecular targets has enabled the development of drugs such as alemtuzumab, an anti-CD52 monoclonal antibody, which has shown ...
Abstract: Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis is a skin-limited amyloidosis that does not involve internal organs. It is clinically subclassified into 3 general categories and some rare variants. However, there is considerable overlap within the classification. Though there are a variety of therapeut...
Acitretina/uso terapéutico,
Amiloidosis Familiar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Queratolíticos/uso terapéutico,
Enfermedades Cutáneas Genéticas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Amiloidosis Familiar/complicaciones,
Amiloidosis Familiar/diagnóstico,
Erupciones Liquenoides/complicaciones,
Erupciones Liquenoides/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedades Cutáneas Genéticas/complicaciones,
Enfermedades Cutáneas Genéticas/diagnóstico,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue, in which the most common etiologic agent in Brazil is Fonsecaea pedrosoi. In more advanced cases we found many difficulties in their treatment, and therefore, we report a case of extensive and se...
ABSTRACT Herein, we report a case of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) following uneventful pars plana vitrectomy for macular hole treatment. A 56-year-old previously healthy woman presented with a full-thickness macular hole in right eye (OD) and small cup-to-disc ratios in both ey...
Fondo de Ojo,
Presión Intraocular,
Neuropatía Óptica Isquémica/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neuropatía Óptica Isquémica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Neuropatía Óptica Isquémica/etiología,
Neuropatía Óptica Isquémica/patología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Perforaciones de la Retina/cirugía,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual,
Campos Visuales,
Vitrectomía/efectos adversos,
Vitrectomía/métodos
ABSTRACT Purpose: To compare the effect of 20% sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) with that of air on graft detachment rates for intraocular tamponade in Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK). Methods: Forty-two eyes of patients who underwent DMEK by a single surgeon (A.S.J.) at Wilmer Eye Institute...
Aire,
Lámina Limitante Posterior/cirugía,
Queratoplastia Endotelial de la Lámina Limitante Posterior/métodos,
Endotaponamiento/métodos,
Endotelio Corneal/trasplante,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Rechazo de Injerto,
Supervivencia de Injerto,
Presión Intraocular,
Análisis Multivariante,
Periodo Posoperatorio,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Hexafluoruro de Azufre/administración & dosificación,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual/fisiología
ABSTRACT The authors present a case of necrotizing scleritis after pterygium excision successfully treated with rituximab after attempts with high doses of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs. A literature review revealed case reports and a phase I/II dose-ranging randomized clinical trial using ...
Factores Inmunológicos/uso terapéutico,
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Oftalmológicos/efectos adversos,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/tratamiento farmacológico,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología,
Pterigion/cirugía,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Rituximab/uso terapéutico,
Esclerótica/efectos de los fármacos,
Esclerótica/patología,
Escleritis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Escleritis/etiología,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) changes after intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) therapy for central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) using enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). Methods: In this retrospective study, we assessed the m...
Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/administración & dosificación,
Bevacizumab/administración & dosificación,
Coriorretinopatía Serosa Central/diagnóstico por imagen,
Coriorretinopatía Serosa Central/tratamiento farmacológico,
Coriorretinopatía Serosa Central/patología,
Coroides/diagnóstico por imagen,
Coroides/efectos de los fármacos,
Coroides/patología,
Angiografía con Fluoresceína,
Inyecciones Intravítreas,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual
