purpose: to report a patient with an intraocular lymphoma with history of treated brain lymphoma. case report: a 45-year-old female was referred with moderate chronic intermediate uveitis of both eyes that was unresponsive to medications. she had history of treated brain lymphoma with chemotherapy and radiotherapy 6 years before presentation. systemic workup, laboratory evaluation, brain and or...

Background  H syndrome is an autosomal recessive genodermatosis with a low prevalence which is caused by a mutation in SLC29A3 gene. This disorder is characterized by sclerotic, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic cutaneous plaques with systemic involvement including: hepatosplenomegaly, heart anomalies, hearing loss, hypogonadism, low height, and hyperglycemia. Case Presentation  Here we have pres...

Masquerade syndromes are disorders that occur with intraocular inflammation and are often misdiagnosed as a chronic idiopathic uveitis. The term "Masquerade Syndrome" was first used in 1967 to describe a case of conjunctival carcinoma that manifested as chronic conjunctivitis [22]. Today, it is used to describe disorders that stimulate chronic uveitis. Because of the nature of the underlying di...

The most common cause of vasoplegic shock in critical care is sepsis. However, although rarely and only specifically sensitised individuals previously bitten by a tick, red meat may provoke delayed allergic reaction called an alpha-gal syndrome. We present case protracted life-threatening manifestation syndrome, which, due to unusual absence typical features anaphylaxis can masquerade as septic...

Purpose. In Italy we say that the most unlucky things can happen to physicians when they get sick, despite the attention of colleagues. To confirm this rumor, we report the sad story of a surgeon with bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma unresponsive to traditional therapies. Methods/Design. Case report. Results. After one year of steroidal and immunosuppressive therapy, a vitrectomy, and a trabecu...