RETINAL PHLEBITIS AND SINUS DISEASE

Retinal Phlebitis and Sinus Disease.

PHLEBITIS or periphlebitis of the retina manifests itself in various forms. Perhaps the commonest expression of the condition is represented by a line of events ending in gross recurrent vitreous haemorrhages (Eales'.s disease); but there are other forms varying from an inflammation of a smaller retinal tributary to an inflammation of the central retinal vein, in which case the clinical picture...

Phlebitis and Thrombosis

Isolated Sphenoid Sinus Inflammatory Disease- A Report of 14 Cases

Introduction: Isolated sphenoid sinus inflammatory diseases (ISSIDs) are responsible for about 75% of isolated sphenoid sinus opacifications. Computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be used in a complementary manner for the assessment of ISSIDs. This evaluation sheds some light on the extent of disease and intracranial and intra-orbital involvement. ...

Pilonidal sinus disease and tuberculosis.

Pilonidal disease is a disease of young people, usually men, which can result in an abscess, draining sinus tracts, and moderate debility for some. It probably results from hair penetration beneath the skin, for reasons that are not totally clear. A pilonidal sinus in the sacrococcygeal region is associated with recurrent infection, abscess formation, cellulitis, and fistulae. The infection is ...

Limberg flap treatment results in pilonidal sinus disease

Introduction: Pilonidal sinus disease is a chronic disease of sacrococcygeal region which is caused due to growth on hair in intergluteal region causing foreign body reaction and abscess formation. Different procedures are used to treat this condition surgically, which have their own complications, and recurrence rate. Rhomboid excision with Limberg flap is a method with minimal complicat...