PURPOSE To analyze clinical findings of ocular tuberculosis and its epidemiological features. METHODS Were reviewed clinical files of patients who attended the Ophthalmology-Uveitis and AIDS sector of UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, Brazil between January 1999 and July 2002 and had a diagnosis of ocular tuberculosis. Patients who had Mantoux test higher than 10 mm, epidemiological history of tubercul...

purpose: to evaluate the distribution of tnf-alpha promoter -1031t/c and -308g/a polymorphisms in an iranian population with behcet disease and ocular manifestation. method: we investigated the distribution of tnf-alpha promoter -1031t/c and -308g/a polymorphisms in 53 patients with behcet disease (bd) and 79 matched healthy controls, using the pcr-rflp technique. all subjects were from an iran...

The incidence of syphilis in the United States has increased markedly over the last decade, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). Although uncommon, ocular involvement is a potentially devastating clinical manifestation of syphilis. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection appears to increase the risk of ocular syphilis. Because of the lack of pathognomonic features for ocular...

As most other EIM’s of IBD, uveitis may be the presenting symptom during active bowel disease, dormant periods, or may precede the diagnoses of IBD. Common presenting symptoms include pain, photophobia, and blurred vision. On exam, patients usually have diminishing visual acuity (VA), hyperemia, perikeratic injection, exudates in the anterior chamber, keratic precipitates, and iris involvement ...

Three siblings with a family history of consanguinity presented with short stature and two of the patients had leg deformity. None of them experienced ocular or renal symptoms at presentation. After the pediatricians found characteristics of Fanconi syndrome, an ophthalmic consultation was requested Ocular examination revealed typical cystine crystals deposited in the cornea and conjunctivae. N...

A patient with suspected multiple sclerosis is described who presented with attacks of blurring of vision and ocular flutter. This has not previously been reported as an isolated paroxysmal manifestation of brain stem demyelination. As with other paroxysmal disturbances ocular flutter may present as the first sign of the disease.

An ocular manifestation of a systemic disease is an ocular condition that directly or indirectly results from a pathologic process from another part of the body. Ocular manifestations can occur in various systemic diseases in pediatrics. However, ocular manifestations are difficult to recognize especially in pediatric diseases because most clinicians ignore ocular involvement of systemic diseas...

INTRODUCTION Approximately a third of the population worldwide is chronically infected with Toxoplasma gondii. Pyrimethamine-based regimens are recommended for the treatment of toxoplasmosis. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the safety profile of pyrimethamine-based treatment for the three main Toxoplasma manifestations: toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE), ocular toxoplasmosis, and congenital tox...