glaucoma/fever

Bilateral eyelid edema, chemosis, conjunctival injection and hemorrhages, shallowing of the anterior chamber with transitory myopia, and acute glaucoma were observed in three patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (nephropathia epidemica). One patient had anterior uveitis with posterior

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.

Ocular complications in dengue fever are uncommon but may result in visual loss. The authors report the first documented case of a patient with dengue fever who presented with simultaneous bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma. The disease was confirmed by specific serological tests. Despite the

OBJECTIVE To report a case of bilateral simultaneous angle-closure glaucoma caused by septic condition of Korean hemorrhagic fever. METHODS A 62-year-old man visited our emergency center with signs of sepsis (fever, leukocytosis, and oliguria). After 4 days of hospitalization, the patient reported

BACKGROUND Ocular manifestations of the dengue fever virus include bilateral panuveitis that can occur after the acute systemic infection has resolved. In most reported cases, the inflammation resolves with topical or systemic steroid therapy. We report a case of chronic, refractory bilateral

We report a case of bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma in a patient with undiagnosed granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's). A 59-year-old man presented with a severe headache, ocular pain, blurred vision, shortness of breath, and mild fever. Clinical examination revealed conjunctival

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a rodent-originating zoonotic disease caused by Puumala and Dobrava viruses, which belong to the genus Hantavirus. The most prominent ocular change in HFRS is transient myopia, which lasts for up to one week and is due to a forward movement of the

A 9 month-old boy developed secondary open-angle glaucoma associated with fever and multiple lytic bone lesions 2 1/2 months after cataract aspiration. An open bone biopsy provided a diagnosis of histiocytosis X. Hisiocytes similar to those in the bone were identified in a specimen of aqueous humor

A 74-year-old woman visited her local physician complaining of fever, cough, headache, hyperemic left conjunctiva, and blurred vision. She was diagnosed as having common cold and medicated for it, and later, she visited our department. She had a shallow left anterior chamber with moderately dilated

OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical course of oculoglandular tularemia with acute glaucoma and corneal oedema. METHODS Clinical course, results of laboratory assays and treatment of oculoglandular tularemia in a 58-year-old woman. RESULTS The patient had acute glaucoma and corneal oedema in

Ocular neuroprotection induced by localized heat shock proteins (HSPs) has been paid considerable attention as an efficacious treatment modality for glaucoma. However, the current clinical approaches to induce HSPs in the retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are limited due to undesirable side effects.

BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested associations between glaucoma and serum sensitization to specific allergens. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between inciting factors for atopic disease, atopic diseases and symptoms, and glaucoma in the 2005-2006 National Health and

OBJECTIVE To describe the ocular involvement of patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) followed in a tertiary referral center. METHODS The data of 6 patients with FMF were retrospectively reviewed. Detailed ophthalmologic examinations, type of inflammation, course of the disease, number of

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to present a case of paraneoplastic systemic hypertension and fever in an undiagnosed primary ciliary body carcinoma arising in a painful blind eye. METHODS A 37-year-old white man with a history of blindness since childhood was enucleated for neovascular