Apeced in Turkey: a case report and insights on genetic and phenotypic variability [PDF]
, 2018 APECED is a rare monogenic recessive disorder caused by mutations in the AIRE gene. In this manuscript, we report a male Turkish patient with APECED syndrome who presented with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis associated with other autoimmune ...
Alessandra Fierabraccia +4 more
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Acanthamoeba castellanii (genotype T4) stimulates the production of interleukin-10 as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines in THP-1 cells, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells and human monocyte-derived macrophages [PDF]
, 2016 Free-living amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba can cause severe and chronic infections in humans, mainly localized in immune privileged sites, as the brain and the eye.
Cano, Antonella +8 more
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Clinical Spectrum of Herpes Simplex Keratitis in a Tertiary Eye Hospital, Nepal
Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, 2023 Background: Ocular manifestations of herpes simplex virus infection range from benign blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and epithelial keratitis to vision-threatening stromal keratitis and uveitis.
Poonam Shrestha, Santosh Paudel
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The atypical chemokine receptor-2 fine-tunes the immune response in herpes stromal keratitis
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 Herpes stromal keratitis (HSK) is a blinding corneal disease caused by herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), a common pathogen infecting most of the world’s population.
Tian Yu +9 more
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Cryotherapy in Dendritic Keratitis.
Nigerian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2001 This study evaluates the effectiveness of cryotherapy in the treatment of Dendritic Keratitis where antiviral agents are not available. The result show some improvement in visual acuity while one patient has a drop in vision. The extent of corneal scarring appears to depend on the duration of the disease and extent of stroma involvement.
Mpyet, C.D., Do, Ron. Ghosh
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Influence of lipopolysaccharide on proinflammatory gene expression in human corneal, conjunctival and meibomian gland epithelial cells [PDF]
, 2018 PURPOSE: Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a bacterial endotoxin, is known to stimulate leuokotriene B4 (LTB4) secretion by human corneal (HCECs), conjunctival (HConjECs) and meibomian gland (HMGECs) epithelial cells.
Chen, Di +5 more
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mBio, 2015 Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is a blinding ocular disease that is initiated by HSV-1 and characterized by chronic inflammation in the cornea. Although HSK immunopathology of the cornea is well documented in animal models, events preceding this ...
Yike Jiang +3 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Air pollution is a serious environmental issue worldwide in developing countries’ megacities, affecting the population’s health, including the ocular surface, by predisposing or exacerbating other ocular diseases. Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) is caused
Victor G. Sendra +6 more
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Bilateral viral keratitis following corneal collagen crosslinking for progressive keratoconus
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2019 Purpose Corneal collagen crosslinking has been proven to be a useful technique to slow the progression of keratoconus. With its increasing use, we are encountering rare complications.
Sanjeeta Sitaula +2 more
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Российский офтальмологический журнал, 2023 Ophthalmic herpes is the most common infection-related cause of blindness in developing countries.Purpose: to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy, safety and tolerability of the drug Panavir® used as part of a combination therapy for herpetic superficial ...
E. V. Yani +7 more
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