Necrotising retinopathy-like lesions as a manifestation of ocular sarcoidosis

Pneumothorax as a first manifestation of sarcoidosis.

Pneumothorax is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis, occurring usually late in the course of the disease. We report five cases of pneumothorax as a presenting manifestation of sarcoidosis. In two patients, thoracotomy showed extensive pleural infiltration by noncaseating granulomas. High-resolution CT scans showed cavitated subpleural nodules and subpleural bullae in one case. These findings su...

A case series of ocular disease as the primary manifestation in sarcoidosis.

Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic, systemic, non-caseating, granulomatous disease with protean clinical manifestations. This disease is highly prevalent in the southern states of United States of America, especially among African-Americans, but uncommon among Asians. Though sarcoidosis concerns physicians of virtually all specialties, it is particularly important to ophthalmologists since a signific...

Ocular disease awareness and pattern of ocular manifestation in patients with biopsy-proven lung sarcoidosis

PURPOSE The aim of this research is to study the patterns of ocular involvement in patients with biopsy-proven lung sarcoidosis and estimate the level of patients' awareness of possible ocular complications of sarcoidosis. METHODS Fifty patients with biopsy-proven lung sarcoidosis were referred from the Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece. RESULTS The ...

Purtscher's-Like Retinopathy

Background and Objectives:Purtscher's retinopathy occurs with sudden loss of vision. In this article, a case of post-partumPurtscher's-like retinopathy was investigated. Case Report:The patient was an 18-year-old woman who presented with severe bilateral loss of vision, three days after childbirth. No systemic abnormalities were observed except preeclampsia. The results of ophthalmoscopy and f...

Spontaneous pneumothorax as a presenting pulmonary manifestation of early sarcoidosis.