Ocular disease in Behçet's disease is frequent and may be associated with a poor functional prognosis. Uveitis is the most common ocular manifestation in Behçet's disease and represents a diagnostic criterion of the disease. The ocular involvement is inaugural of the disease in 20% of the cases or may develop 2 to 3 years after the beginning of the extraocular signs. The risk of blindness at 5 ...

The cause of the weakness is due to a defect at the level of the neuromuscular junction in which autoimmune antibodies block the receptors responsible for initiating muscular contraction. The neurotransmitter that is subject to this competitive inhibition is acetylcholine (ACh). The muscles commonly affected include those of the neck, limbs and chest cavity with regards to breathing. The muscle...

Small animal patients with endocrinopathies are at risk of developing many ophthalmic conditions resulting from endocrine hormone imbalances. Diabetic animals frequently develop cataracts but can also have numerous other ocular problems, including uveitis, keratopathy, retinopathy, and the effects of lipid derangements and systemic hypertension. Cushing's patients can develop complications from...

purpose : up to 70% of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) have aids-related ocular involvements which may severely affect their quality of life caused by visual impairment. this study was designed to investigate the ocular manifestations in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). methods : in this case series study, 41 hiv positive patients were investiga...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the immunoglobulin (Ig) G avidity of serological toxoplasmosis testing in patients with ocular inflammation and to determine the clinical manifestations of ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients presenting with ocular inflammation to the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia between 2005 and 20...

Background: The diagnostic methods which are used for acute ocular toxoplasmosis are very important; if the treatment is delayed, it sometimes leads to loss of vision. Fewstudies have been performed to evaluate serological tests used in the diagnosis of acute ocular toxoplasmosis. Objective: To evaluate the immunoglobulin (Ig) M, G and IgG avidity tests for dia...

We present a case of systemic granulomatous disorder/Blau syndrome. A patient was seen at our clinic with a diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). He was diagnosed with polyarticular JIA when he was two years old, at that time primary manifestations included inflammation of the hand and wrist joints bilaterally, later he developed ocular symptoms, which were attributed to JIA. He had...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term impact of liver transplantation on ocular manifestations of familial amyloid polyneuropathy (FAP) in Japanese patients. METHODS Medical records were retrospectively reviewed in a long-term follow-up study. Of 52 patients with FAP amyloidogenic transthyretin Val30Met, 22 patients underwent liver transplantation. We assessed ocular manifestations, including a...

We present an interesting case of pemphigus vulgaris with severe and rare eye manifestations. An old lady with systemic and ocular manifestations of pemphigus vulgaris was treated with systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, with no effect. Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetate reduced the ocular signs and led to gradual reduction of the systemic medications.

globally, there were an estimated 33.2 million (estimate range, 30.6–36.1 million) people living with hiv infection or aids in 2007, an increase from 29.5 million in 2001.1 this retrovirus infections, unknown up to 30 years ago has already caused nearly 25 million deaths.   the annual incidence of new hiv infections declined from an estimated 3.0 million in 2001 to an estimated 2.7 million (est...