LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei: when a rare skin disease involves the eyelid

Matsuno, Carolina Ando; Nahas, Tatiana Rizkallah; Yamakami, Ilana Maeda; Michalany, Nilceo S; Sathler, Celia Simões Cardoso de Oliveira.

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (4), 2021

ABSTRACT The authors present a case of lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei , a rare skin disease of unknown etiology, which may cause unaesthetic scarring due to its difficult treatment. The histopathological examination of epithelioid granulomas with caseating necrosis, together with the clinical feature...

Dermatosis Facial/patología, Dermatosis Facial/tratamiento farmacológico, Rosácea/patología, Rosácea/tratamiento farmacológico, Granuloma/patología, Granuloma/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedades de los Párpados/patología, Enfermedades de los Párpados/tratamiento farmacológico, Lupus Vulgar/patología, Lupus Vulgar/tratamiento farmacológico, Cicatriz, Tetraciclina/uso terapéutico, Isotretinoína/uso terapéutico, Dapsona/uso terapéutico, Tacrolimus/uso terapéutico, Prednisona/uso terapéutico, Minociclina/uso terapéutico

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Clinical outcomes of ocular surface in patients treated with vitamin D oral replacement

Karaca, Emine Esra; Kemer, Özlem Evren; Özek, Dilay; Berker, Dilek; Imga, Narin Nasiroglu.

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (4), 2020

ABSTRACT Purpose: To analyze the clinical outcomes of the ocular surface in patients with vitamin D deficiency after oral replacement. Methods: A total of 40 patients with vitamin D deficiency were enrolled in the study. The patients received 50,000 units of oral vitamin D weekly over a period of 8 wee...

Vitamina D/uso terapéutico, Síndromes de Ojo Seco/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedades de los Párpados/tratamiento farmacológico, Glándulas Tarsales, Concentración Osmolar, Lágrimas

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Botulinum toxin for treating unilateral apraxia of eyelid opening in a patient with congenital myotonia

Fernández, Estrella; Latasiewicz, Marta; Pelegrin, Laura; Romera, Manuel; Schellini, Silvana; Galindo-Ferreiro, Alicia.

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017

ABSTRACT A 37-year-old female presented with severe apraxia of lid opening (ALO) affecting the right upper lid associated with Becker congenital myotonia (MC). The patient had a history of right upper lid ptosis for 25 years that was exacerbated over the previous month with severe incapacity to open her ...

Apraxias/tratamiento farmacológico, Apraxias/etiología, Toxinas Botulínicas Tipo A/uso terapéutico, Enfermedades de los Párpados/tratamiento farmacológico, Enfermedades de los Párpados/etiología, Músculos Faciales/efectos de los fármacos, Músculos Faciales/fisiopatología, Miotonía Congénita/complicaciones, Neurotoxinas/uso terapéutico, Músculos Oculomotores/efectos de los fármacos, Reproducibilidad de los Resultados, Factores de Tiempo, Resultado del Tratamiento

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