PURPOSE The study aims to evaluate a series of patients with initial diagnosis of ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (OHS) with progression and response to treatments consistent with multifocal choroiditis (MFC). METHODS Retrospective review of nine patients referred for management of recurrent OHS lesions. Serology panel was conducted to rule out autoimmune and infectious causes. RESULTS Clini...

We present the case of a patient who underwent cardiac transplantation with the diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Once the explanted heart was examined, a type of granulomatous myocarditis compatible with cardiac sarcoidosis was observed. However, there was severe involvement of the right ventricle, with markedly reduced width of the muscular layer and extensive fibrofatty replace...

PURPOSE Anterior segment neovascularization (ASNV) could be a masquerade for ocular ischemic syndrome (OIS) in diabetic patients which misleads diagnosis and treatment. The purpose of our study is to find the relationship between blood flow velocity in carotid siphon and the development of ASNV in diabetic. METHODS We reviewed 34 eyes of 17 diabetic patients who had Transcranial Color Doppler...

In this article, we show that both Seo-Sweeney’s and Hwang’s authenticated key agreement protocols are insecure against several attacks, such as masquerade, dictionary, replay, and modifying attacks.

Secretory Breast Carcinoma (SBC) is a rare and distinct type of breast cancer which accounts for less than 0.2% all cancers. The modern imager should be aware this entity as it can sometimes masquerade abscess in the present case

A masquerade attack, in which one user impersonates another, can be the most serious form of computer abuse. Automatic discovery of masqueraders is sometimes undertaken by detecting significant departures from normal user behavior, as represented by a user profile formed from system audit data. While the success of this approach has been limited, the reasons for its unsatisfying performance are...

Caso clínico: Paciente de tres años con sospecha de uveítis intermedia. La exploración oftalmológica, ecografía ocular, resonancia nuclear magnética y tomografía computerizada orbitaria no fueron concluyentes. La determinación de la tasa de lactato deshidrogenasa (LDH) en humor acuoso/suero fue la clave para llegar al diagnóstico de un retinoblastoma difuso. Discusión: El síndrome mascarada es ...

BACKGROUND An 81 year old female patient diagnosed with a chronic low grade hypereosinophilic syndrome presented with angina and dyspnoea. CASE PRESENTATION She was managed for a non-ST elevated myocardial infarction since her troponin levels were elevated. On day 5, she suffered an acute clinical deterioration with type I respiratory failure and cardiogenic shock, accompanied by deterioratio...

SEPTEMBER 2009 I RETINA TODAY I 65 M asquerade is most often used in ophthalmology in reference to tumors that mimic intraocular inflammation. In this context, a masquerade is not always the result of a tumor, it can also be due to a degenerative process such as retinitis pigmentosa, siderosis, infection, or drugs. In the current context we will refer to intraocular tumors that are mistaken for...