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OBJECTIVE
To report microsporidial keratoconjunctivitis in a patient infected with HIV who was treated with topical fumagillin.
METHODS
A 37-year-old white man who was experiencing redness, pain, irritation, decreased vision, and a foreign body sensation occurring in both eyes was referred to the
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 2 dosages of cevimeline for the treatment of xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sicca in patients with Sjögren's syndrome.
METHODS
A 12-week double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study was performed. Patients were randomly assigned to receive
Echovirus type 7 was isolated from 7 conjunctival scrapings obtained during an epidemic of meningoencephalitis caused by the same virus. The patients suffered from conjunctivitis or keratoconjunctivitis, and also had gastrointestinal symptoms, fever, headache and lymphadenopathy early in their
BACKGROUND
Cogan's disease is a diagnostic challenge. The typical form of this chronic inflammatory disease is characterized by non-syphilitic interstitial keratitis and acute audiovestibular impairment.
METHODS
The first patient had "typical" symptoms of Cogan's syndrome with recurrent
The symptom intensity and mortality of human diseases, conditions, and syndromes exhibit diurnal or 24 h patterning, e.g., skin: atopic dermatitis, urticaria, psoriasis, and palmar hyperhidrosis; gastrointestinal: esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer (including perforation and hemorrhage), cyclic
We report the case of a 78 year old man with unilateral persistent headache and associated bilateral kerato-conjunctivitis and minor skin lesions. Chronic ethmoiditis was diagnosed on a CT scan, and endoscopically controlled endonasal ethmoidal biopsy gave the diagnosis of sarcoid and hence the
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the relationship between dry eye (DE) and pain diagnoses in US veterans with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI).
METHODS
Retrospective cohort study of veterans who were seen in the Veterans Administration Hospital (VA) between 1 January 2010