The association of Down's syndrome with congenital non-chylous pleural effusion is described in a preterm infant.

Massive Retinal Gliosis in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), an autosomal dominant syndrome, has major extraocular expressions of bilateral ptosis, diffuse and plexiform neurofibromas, optic nerve gliomas, and dysplasia of the sphenoid bone. With respect to the eyeball, the spectrum of involvement includes enlarged corneal nerves, Lisch iris nodules, dysplasia of the ante...

Purpose Our purpose is to describe a 60-year-old male, who has plateau iris configuration and developed bilateral ciliochoroidal effusion syndrome after ingestion of acetazolamide. Observations Our case was a research participant in a multi-center clinical study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01677507). During the course of this study, he was treated with a single dose of acetazolamide (500 mg), and ...

Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome is used to describe cases of ascites and/or pleural effusion associated with ovarian neoplasms other than benign tumors, which improve after removal of the ovarian lesion. We present three cases of pseudo-Meigs' syndrome secondary to ovarian metastasis from colorectal cancer. In case 1, the patient has severe dyspnea and hypoxia due to massive right pleural effusion; ther...

Nanophthalmos refers to an eyeball of short axial length, usually less than 20 mm which leads to angle closure glaucoma due to relatively large lens. Intra-ocular lens extraction relieves the angle closure in nanophthalmos. Cataract surgery in a nanophthalmic eye is technically difficult with high risk of complications such as posterior capsular rupture, uveal effusion, choroidal haemorrhage, v...

BACKGROUND During the 2013-2016 West Africa Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic, some EVD patients, mostly health care workers, were evacuated to Europe and the USA. CASE PRESENTATION In May 2015, a 37-year old male nurse contracted Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone. After Ebola virus detection in plasma, he was medically-evacuated to Italy. At admission, rhabdomyolysis was clinically and la...

Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is an uncommon condition characterized by nail changes, lymphedema, in addition to pulmonary disorders and pleural effusion. Pericarditis and non-cardiac disorders can evolve with pericardial effusions including autoimmune conditions, hypothyroidism, malignancies, tuberculosis, and uremia. A 72-year-old Brazilian woman under treatment for arterial hypertension and hyp...

CONTEXT: Histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (HNL) is a rare disorder that is often benign and self-limiting. There have been reports of co-occurrence of HNL with other diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, hemophagocytic syndrome and antiphospholipid syndrome. CASE REPORT: Here, we report a case in which a patient experienced unexplained fever, swelling of the cervical lymph no...

Pharmacological ovarian stimulation is an accepted technique for amplifying the normal process of follicular development and maturation. It has been in use for the past decade, especially in cases of infertility. Pleural effusion associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), a complication of this therapy, may be more prevalent than is commonly accepted. Four young women presented t...

purpose: to report a uveal metastasis from infiltrative ductal carcinoma of breast. case report: a 45 year old woman with 9 year history of left breast ductal carcinoma and axillary lymph nodes involvement has found soft tissue are right eye uveal metastasis after 5 and 9 years respectively. conclusion: every patient with breast carcinoma should have complete eye examination at least every 6 mo...