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Pseudomonas aeruginosa endophthalmitis masquerading as chronic uveitis
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 A 65-year-old male presented with decreased vision in the left eye of 15-day duration after having undergone an uneventful cataract surgery 10 months back.
Kalpana Badami Nagaraj, Chaitra Jayadev
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Red eye: Rule out Ophthalmomyiasis too
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 Ophthalmomyiasis is the infestation of human eye by the larvae of certain flies. Sheep botfly commonly manifests as Ophthalmomyiasis externa when there is conjunctival involvement or rarely as Opthalmomyiasis interna when there is larval penetration into
Pankaj Choudhary +5 more
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Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Lymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR) signaling plays an important role in efficient initiation of host responses to a variety of pathogens, encompassing viruses, bacteria, and protozoans via induction of the type I interferon response. The present study reveals that after Toxoplasma gondii infection, LTβR−/− mice show a substantially reduced survival rate ...
Kristina Behnke +4 more
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Serpiginous choroiditis and acute retinal necrosis occurring in the same patient
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2013 We describe a rare association of serpiginous choroiditis with necrotizing retinitis having clinical features of acute retinal necrosis (ARN). A 23-year-old male developed ARN in the fellow eye while he was on tapering doses of immunosuppressive ...
Aditi Gupta, Jyotirmay Biswas
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Toxoplasmosis: Serious disease during pregnancy [PDF]
, 2011 Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii that leads to abortion or hydrocephalus during pregnancy.One hundered and twenty two aborted women were selected for this study.
Aziz, Fitua M, Drueish, Majida J
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Recognition and Characterization of Stage-Specific Oocyst/Sporozoite Antigens Of Toxoplasma Gondii by Human Antisera. [PDF]
, 1985 Human infection with Toxoplasma gondii is presumed due to the ingestion of either tissue cysts containing bradyzoites or oocyst/sporozoites that are excreted in the feces of infected cats.
Kasper, Lloyd H, Ware, Patricia L
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Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Indoleamine 2,3‐dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), the L‐tryptophan‐degrading enzyme, plays a key role in the immunomodulatory effects on several types of immune cells. Originally known for its regulatory function during pregnancy and chronic inflammation in tumorigenesis, the activity of IDO1 seems to modify the inflammatory state of infectious diseases.
Yuki Murakami +6 more
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AIDS Research and Treatment, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 Background. Studies on HIV‐associated central nervous system (CNS) diseases in Cameroon are rare. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, identify aetiological factors, and determine predictors of mortality in HIV patients with CNS disease. Methods.
Henry Namme Luma +8 more
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Case Reports in Transplantation, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 A 20‐year‐old patient with chronic active EBV infection (CAEBV) received peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) from HLA‐one‐locus‐mismatched mother. Although EB‐virus‐infected T cells were eliminated after PBSCT, she developed EB‐virus‐positive B‐cell lymphoma of recipient origin in the brain. By reducing the immunosuppressive therapy, the
Masayuki Nagasawa +3 more
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Presence of Genital Spines in a Male Corynosoma cetaceum Johnston and Best, 1942 (Acanthocephala) [PDF]
, 2002 We collected 83 females and 80 males of Corynosoma cetaceum from 2 common dolphins, Delphinus delphis, collected in northern Patagonia (Argentina). Worms were most similar to specimens collected in other South American localities.
Aznar Avendaño, Francisco Javier +3 more
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