All eyes on him: Argyll Robertson pupil in late syphilis

Inverse Argyll Robertson pupil in Burkitt’s lymphoma

We present a case of an 18 year old white male with Burkitt's lymphoma who was operated on for hydrocephalus and subsequently referred for evaluation of new onset diplopia. On examination, his visual acuity (VA) was 20/20 in both eyes with a right superior oblique palsy. His pupillary reaction to light was intact while on near gaze there was no constriction of the pupils, bilaterally. The other...

Trigemino autonomic cephalalgia and Argyll Robertson pupil.

Dr. Marcio Balthazar – Rua Dr. Emílio Ribas 1587 / 51 13025-142 Campinas SP Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] The trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) are a group of primary headache disorders characterized by short-lasting pain, often unilateral, with acompanying ipsilateral autonomic features like conjuntival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, ptosis or eyelid edema. Th...

Pseudo-Argyll Robertson pupil of patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1)

Tabes Dorsalis and Argyll Robertson Pupils.

A 47-year-old man with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented with an 8-month history of severe paroxysmal shooting pains in his legs, progressive difficulty in walking, tinnitus, and urinary incontinence. He had a fully suppressed HIV viral load and a CD4+ count of 400 cells per cubic millimeter while receiving antiretroviral therapy. The physical examination showe...

Argyll Robertson pupils due to neurosarcoidosis: evidence for site of lesion.

well to treatment with metronidazole. We were able, however, to make an immediate diagnosis of infection with Trichomonas vaginalis by microscopical examination of wet preparations ofthe tracheal aspirate and gastric contents. We cannot be certain that our patient's disease was caused by this organism. Aspiration of amniotic fluid results in a similar picture, and the organism may have been jus...