DOUBLE OPHTHALMOPLEGIA CHRONICA EXTERNA

Abiotrophic ophthalmoplegia externa.

THE various names given to the condition of ptosis and progressive ophthalmoplegia first described by von Graefe (1868), reflect views regarding the undecided aetiology of this condition, e.g. chronic progressive nuclear ophthalmoplegia, ocular myopathy, progressive muscular dystrophy involving the extra-ocular muscles, etc. M6bius (1900) had named the condition "progressive nuclear ophthalmopl...

Chronica HORTICULTURAE

Reply to: Double trouble progressive external ophthalmoplegia and Huntington's disease

We read the letter by Finsterer and Zarrouk-Mahjoubb [1] about our paper “Anovelmitochondrial tRNA(Ala) gene variant causes chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia in a patient with Huntington disease” [2]. We thank the colleagues for manifesting interest in our paper and expressing their opinion. However, we do not agree on the considerations in respect to the clinical condition affecting...

Chondrodermatitis nodularis chronica helicis

© 2017 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Sir, A 48‐year‐old otherwise healthy man presented with a 3‐year history of a small painful nodule on the right ear. There was aggravation of pain whenever the patient slept in right lateral position. There was no history of trauma. On examination, the free border of the right helix showed a dome‐shaped, firm nodule ...

Acute otitis externa.

Acute otitis externa, also known as 'swimmer's ear', is a common disease of children, adolescents and adults. While chronic suppurative otitis media or acute otitis media with tympanostomy tubes or a perforation can cause acute otitis externa, both the infecting organisms and management protocol are different. This practice point focuses solely on managing acute otitis externa, without acute ot...