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Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disease presenting as sporadic paroxysmal attacks of fever and abdominal pain. The inflammation of serosal spaces, joints, and skin is caused by the production of an abnormal protein called pyrin. Ocular pathology is OBJECTIVE
To determine the origin of scleritis, uveitis, and glaucoma in a boy with fever, sore throat, joint pains, and malaise.
METHODS
The patient underwent extensive hematologic, serologic, rheumatologic, and radiologic examinations.
RESULTS
The patient recovered after extensive medical therapy.
A 65-year-old man presented with transient neurological symptoms, followed by rapid cognitive decline, myoclonus and fevers. He had evidence of scleritis and an arthropathy. This paper reports the clinicopathological conference discussed at the Association of British Neurologists Annual Meeting
BACKGROUND
Dengue fever is a notable emerging infectious disease that is now seen worldwide, with an estimated incidence of approximately 390 million cases per year. Although ocular complications are uncommon among dengue fever-infected patients, caution is needed to prevent vision loss. Here we
BACKGROUND Systemic vasculitides constitute heterogenous conditions affecting many organs and systems through blood vessel inflammation. Although there are some classifications for vasculitis, several vasculitides are "unclassified" because they cannot be clearly assigned to one of the
OBJECTIVE
To describe the characteristics and systemic disease associations of episcleritis in childhood.
METHODS
Retrospective, observational case series.
METHODS
Twelve children diagnosed with episcleritis between July 1981 and June 1998. METHODS/TESTING: Complete eye and systemic
We present a case of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis (TINU) with nodular anterior scleritis and large-vessel arteritis. A 67-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with high fever, thoracic pain, and weakness. Bilateral anterior uveitis was seen at that time. Laboratory examination
A 30-year-old Japanese man presented with an erythematous, papulonodular eruption on his face and upper trunk, which rapidly progressed into severely exuberant, ulcerative lesions with a confluent tendency. His other symptoms included a high fever and general malaise. Complete blood cell counts
BACKGROUND
Adult-onset Still's disease is a systemic inflammatory disease which presents with uveitis and scleritis in the eye. Intravitreal dexamethasone implants are used for the treatment of refractory uveitis.
METHODS
A 19-year-old woman diagnosed to have adult-onset Still's disease for fevers,
Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) is characterized by fever, neutrophilic leukocytosis, and abrupt appearance of painful erythematous nodules and plaques, particularly on the face, neck, and limbs. In this study, we report a very rare case of Sweet syndrome in which the patient