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Synchronous conjunctival melanoma and lentigo maligna melanoma

An. bras. dermatol; 92 (4), 2017
Abstract: Lentigo maligna has an extensive and neoplastic character. It typically progresses slowly and may eventually develop into an invasive melanoma, which is called lentigo maligna melanoma. Ocular melanoma is the second most common type of melanoma. The uvea is the most common site of origin of ocu...

Surgical amniotic membrane transplantation after conjunctival and limbal tumor excision

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the clinical results of patients treated by amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) following excision of conjunctival and limbal tumors. Methods: A total of 14 eyes of 14 patients who underwent AMT after total lesion-free tumor excision and perilesional cryotherapy were e...

Avaliação de aplicação única subconjuntival pré-operatória de mitomicina C em pterígio primário

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 76 (3), 2017
Resumo Pterígios são lesões geralmente benignas que na maioria dos casos não requer tratamento específico. É um crescimento fibrovascular sobre a córnea, geralmente a partir do lado nasal. Sua causa ainda não foi elucidada, mas parece estar relacionada à exposição aos raios ultravioleta. Quand...

Changes in the conjunctival bacterial flora of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the changes in aerobic conjunctival bacterial flora and to correlate culture results with physical health and the duration of patients' hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: Patients hospitalized in the ICU were included in this study. Conjunctival cult...

Conjuntivitis calcárea crónica
Calcareous chronic conjunctivitis

Repert. med. cir; 26 (4), 2017
Al hacer sistemáticamente el examen de la conjuntiva en mis enfermos, y muy especialmente en aquellos que adolecen de vicios de refracción, he observado una afección conjuntival caracterizada por la presencia de corpúsculos calcáreos incrustados en el tejido de la conjuntiva palpebral. Sintomatolog...

Conjuntivitis calcárea crónica: comentario
Calcareous chronic conjunctivitis

Repert. med. cir; 26 (4), 2017
La inquietud intelectual, el trabajo arduo, y la dedicación incansable a los pacientes, fueron las cualidades constantes de los Fundadores de la Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá, donde uno de sus objetivos principales fue la creación de un hospital moderno donde pudieran aliviar el dolor de los enfermos...

Carcinoma epidermoide de conjuntiva en un adulto mayor
Epidermoid carcinoma of conjunctiva in an elderly

Medisan; 20 (11), 2016
Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente ecuatoriano de 62 años, mestizo, con antecedente de orzuelos reiterados en el ojo izquierdo, atendido en la consulta de Oftalmología del Hospital del Tena, del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social de Ecuador, por presentar desde hacía 8 meses molestias ...

Pseudotumor esclerosante de órbita

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 75 (5), 2016
RESUMO O pseudotumor esclerosante de órbita é um subtipo raro de pseudotumor inflamatório idiopático de órbita. É mais comum em adultos e apresenta diagnóstico de exclusão. A primeira linha de tratamento são os esteroides. O subtipo esclerosante apresenta resposta moderada aos esteroides devido ...

Disseminated cutaneous sporotrichosis associated with ocular lesion in an immunocompetent patient

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (4), 2016
Abstract: A 59-year-old female patient, previously healthy, immunocompetent, presented left bulbar conjunctiva lesions and nodular-ulcerated lesions on the arms and cervical region, besides left cervical and retroauricular lymphadenopathy. She had previous contact with domestic cats that excoriated her f...

A unique case of isolated sebaceous adenoma of the bulbar conjunctiva

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Our patient was a 34 year-old male who presented with a painless conjunctival mass that had developed 3 months before his first visit. On performing slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a lobulated pink-yellowish solid mobile mass was observed on the nasal bulbar conjunctival surface of his left eye. The tu...