seen by us were interesting clinically. External affections of the eye, e.g. conjunctival discolorations and herpetic keratitis have been found. Hemorrhagic conditions of the retina and vitreous, and amblyopia, both due to the disease itself and to quinine, were seen in some cases. A number of cases of cerebral malaria, especially the meningitic and encephalitic forms, showed papillitis of the ...

Brucellosis is considered a zoonotic disease which is still an important health problem in endemic areas such as the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Brucellosis is a sys‐ temic infection that might affect any organ or system in the body. Ocular involvement has been reported in 21% of brucellosis patients. The most common ocular manifestations of brucellosis were considered as anterior...

PURPOSE To evaluate eye manifestations in mansonelliasis patients from Coari, AM, rural area on the middle Amazonas River. METHODS Cross-sectional study consisted of evaluation of 543 subjects from Coari rural area on Solimões River right margin. All subjects were submitted to blood test for microfilaria and the subjects who had a positive test also were submitted to skin biopsies and ophthal...