Abstract The scleroderma en coup de sabre is a variant of localized scleroderma that occurs preferentially in children. The disease progresses with a proliferative and inflammatory phase and later atrophy and residual deformity, which are treated with surgical techniques such as injectable fillers, trans...
Abstract This paper describes the association of two unusual side effects of treatment with isotretinoin for severe acne: paronychia and excess granulation tissue in the nails furrows. We report a case of male patient aged 19 years, who in the course of the 36th week of treatment with isotretinoin for ac...
Acné Vulgar/tratamiento farmacológico,
Granuloma Piogénico/inducido químicamente,
Isotretinoína/efectos adversos,
Paroniquia/inducido químicamente,
Tejido de Granulación/efectos de los fármacos,
Granuloma Piogénico/tratamiento farmacológico,
Granuloma Piogénico/patología,
Enfermedades de la Uña/inducido químicamente,
Paroniquia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Paroniquia/patología,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common, chronic, recurrent, immune-mediated disorder of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional and psychosocial wellbeing of affected patients. OBJECTIVES: To measure improvement in health-related QoL (HRQoL) in Gree...
Betametasona/análogos & derivados,
Calcitriol/análogos & derivados,
Fármacos Dermatológicos/uso terapéutico,
Cumplimiento de la Medicación/estadística & datos numéricos,
Psoriasis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Calidad de Vida,
Betametasona/uso terapéutico,
Calcitriol/uso terapéutico,
Combinación de Medicamentos,
Geles,
Grecia,
Cumplimiento de la Medicación/psicología,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Psoriasis/patología,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Encuestas y Cuestionarios,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Sarcoidosis is a disease which still has uncertain etiology. Possible environmental causes are cited in the literature, like organic and inorganic particles and infectious agents. Recent studies have demonstrated the occurrence of sarcoidosis in patients with chronic C hepatitis; however, this a...
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico,
Colchicina/uso terapéutico,
Glucocorticoides/uso terapéutico,
Hepatitis C Crónica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Prednisona/uso terapéutico,
Sarcoidosis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Hepatitis C Crónica/complicaciones,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Sarcoidosis/etiología,
Sarcoidosis/patología,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT Ocular tuberculosis (TB) is considered to be rare, although its incidence has varied widely over time and in different populations. Latent TB is diagnosed when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis but does not have active TB. During the last decade, interferon-gamma release assay...
Corticoesteroides/uso terapéutico,
Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico,
Ensayos de Liberación de Interferón gamma/métodos,
Tuberculosis Latente/complicaciones,
Tuberculosis Latente/diagnóstico,
Tuberculosis Latente/tratamiento farmacológico,
Escleritis/diagnóstico,
Escleritis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Escleritis/etiología,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Tuberculosis Ocular/complicaciones,
Tuberculosis Ocular/diagnóstico,
Tuberculosis Ocular/tratamiento farmacológico
ABSTRACT Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema (PCME) is a common complication following cataract surgery. Although majority of patients with PCME remain asymptomatic, it remains an important cause of vision loss after cataract surgery. The pathogenesis of PCME remains unclear, but most authors agree that i...
Implantes Absorbibles,
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico,
Dexametasona/uso terapéutico,
Implantes de Medicamentos,
Edema Macular/diagnóstico por imagen,
Edema Macular/tratamiento farmacológico,
Seudofaquia/diagnóstico por imagen,
Seudofaquia/tratamiento farmacológico,
Retina/fisiopatología,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica,
Resultado del Tratamiento
ABSTRACT This study aimed to report the clinical and structural outcomes of intravitreal ocriplasmin in the treatment of vitreomacular interface disorders in two tertiary centers in Brazil. A retrospective study was performed by reviewing medical records and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (...
Brasil,
Fibrinolisina/administración & dosificación,
Fibrinolisina/uso terapéutico,
Fibrinolíticos/administración & dosificación,
Fibrinolíticos/uso terapéutico,
Inyecciones Intravítreas,
Fragmentos de Péptidos/administración & dosificación,
Fragmentos de Péptidos/uso terapéutico,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Adherencias Tisulares/tratamiento farmacológico,
Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual/efectos de los fármacos,
Cuerpo Vítreo/efectos de los fármacos,
Cuerpo Vítreo/patología,
Desprendimiento del Vítreo/tratamiento farmacológico,
Desprendimiento del Vítreo/patología
ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel simple limbal epithelial transplantation (SLET) technique, which reduces the risk of iatrogenic limbal stem cell deficiency in the donor eye. Four patients with total unilateral limbal stem cell deficiency received a limbal graft, measu...
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the visual outcomes, recurrence patterns, safety, and efficacy of excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) in conjunction with mitomycin C (MMC) for corneal macular and granular diystrophies. Methods: The patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 included pati...
Alquilantes/uso terapéutico,
Distrofias Hereditarias de la Córnea/terapia,
Opacidad de la Córnea/terapia,
Estudios de Seguimiento,
Láseres de Excímeros/efectos adversos,
Láseres de Excímeros/uso terapéutico,
Mitomicina/administración & dosificación,
Mitomicina/uso terapéutico,
Queratectomía Fotorrefractiva/efectos adversos,
Queratectomía Fotorrefractiva/métodos,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Recurrencia,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Agudeza Visual
ABSTRACT Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was i...
Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico,
Remoción de Dispositivos,
Glaucoma/congénito,
Glaucoma/cirugía,
Implantes de Drenaje de Glaucoma/efectos adversos,
Presión Intraocular,
Celulitis Orbitaria/tratamiento farmacológico,
Celulitis Orbitaria/etiología,
Panoftalmitis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Panoftalmitis/etiología,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Infecciones Estafilocócicas/tratamiento farmacológico,
Staphylococcus epidermidis/aislamiento & purificación,
Resultado del Tratamiento
