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Wide-field fluorescein angiography findings in active anterior scleritis
Objective Describe the proportion of patients with wide-field fluorescein angiographic (WFFA) findings in patients with active anterior scleritis. Methods An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study of the WFFA findings of patients with active ...
Juan C. Romo-Aguas +4 more
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Orbital pseudotumour masquerading as Wegener’s granulomatosis [PDF]
A twenty-two year old female patient presented with new onset bilateral hard orbital masses and progressively worse tear lake problems. Computed tomography of the orbits revealed poorly differentiated bilateral orbital masses.
Fenech, Matthew, Fenech, Thomas
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Ocular manifestations of Sturge–Weber syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management [PDF]
Sturge-Weber syndrome has been included in the group of phakomatoses that is characterized by hamartomas involving the brain, skin, and eyes. The characteristic facial port-wine stain, involving the first branch of the trigeminal nerve and the embryonic ...
Abdolrahimzadeh, Solmaz +4 more
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New Potential Weapons for Refractory Scleritis in the Era of Targeted Therapy
Objective To assess the efficacy of biologic drugs, beyond tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-) α inhibitors, in the management of noninfectious refractory scleritis, either idiopathic or associated with systemic immune-mediated disorders. Patients and Methods.
Claudia Fabiani +13 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Scleritis is a severe and extremely painful inflammation of the outer coat of the eye,commonly leading to visual-threatening complications. The pathogenesis of scleritis issuggested to be immune-mediated. However, the exact immunological cells and substances involved remain unclear, and research into this topic has been scarce so far.
Ghazala A. Datoo O’Keefe +1 more
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF OPTIC NEURITIS [PDF]
: Optic neuritis is inflammation of the optic nerve, which in a single or repeated attacks can severely and permanently damage visual function. Errors in diagnostic are daily and usually occur because of incomplete diagnostic procedure performed.
Bukumiric Zoran +2 more
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Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome - current perspectives [PDF]
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome is a cause of noninfectious panuveitis, leading to significant vision loss in many patients. It is an autoimmune disease occurring in genetically susceptible individuals and clinically presents as bilateral panuveitis with ...
Baltmr, A +2 more
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Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Episcleritis and Scleritis in Olmsted County, MN.
PURPOSE To determine the population-based incidence and disease associations of episcleritis and scleritis in a Midwestern US population. DESIGN Population-based retrospective cohort study.
Timothy T. Xu +3 more
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Objective Current practice guidelines recommend the use of either rituximab (RTX) or cyclophosphamide (CYC) for the treatment of severe manifestations of systemic vasculitis or connective tissue disease. Few studies have evaluated safety and efficacy outcomes of combination therapy with RTX and CYC.
Eileen Rife +8 more
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Infectious scleritis: a review of etiologies, clinical features, and management strategies
Infectious scleritis is a severe and potentially vision-threatening inflammation of the sclera caused by microbial invasion. Unlike autoimmune scleritis, infectious scleritis is less common with a prevalence of 5%–10% of all cases of scleritis.
Supriya Sharma +3 more
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