OBJECTIVE/METHOD A 50-year-old hyperopic woman requested information about refractive surgery. Vesicle and band lesions at Descemet's membrane and endothelium were suggestive of posterior polymorphous dystrophy (PPD). Lower than normal endothelial cell densities were detected. A corneal refractive procedure was not recommended in this case. RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS The presence of vesicles and ban...

V entricular tachyarrhythmias are a major cause of cardiac death within the early hours of an evolving acute myocardial infarction. Diverse cytochemical and metabolic alterations develop in the ischemic and periischemic zones after coronary artery occlusion and subsequent reperfusion. 1,2 These alterations change rapidly over time and may cause various morphologically distinct ventricular arrhy...

Photoallergic dermatoses are skin lesions following sun exposure, characterized by activation of immunological mechanisms, involving photosensitizers and photoallergens that can cause photosensibilization in some individuals. In this group of disorders, photoallergic contact dermatitis should be accentuated. It manifests as contact allergic dermatitis on sun-exposed skin areas, following direct...

Purpose To report a case of endothelial keratoplasties (EKs) performed in a 4 month old with a posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy. Observations A 4 month old infant underwent Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) for posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy. The graft was found to be dislocated on day 5 post-operatively and an attempt to unfold the DMEK scroll and re-bubble ...

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a polymorphous autoimmune disease which may mimic some other clinical conditions, causing diagnostic difficulties. Acneiform lesions, including comedones and pitting scars are occasionally atypical presentations of cutaneous discoid lupus erythematosus.