Purpose: To report a unique case of extranodal Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) presenting as bilateral scleritis, which progressed to multifocal epibulbar masses.
Methods: Retrospective chart review.
Results: A 35-year-old Asian man presented with progressive pain and redness in both eyes for 4 months.
A 52-year-old male presented with right eye prominence of 1-year duration. Right eye examination revealed proptosis and limitation of extraocular movements. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the orbit showed soft tissue mass in the inferomedial orbit with medial rectus involvement and involving lacrimal sac.
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January 2022
Purpose: To report ocular surface dysplasia induced by voriconazole treatment in two patients with recalcitrant fungal keratitis.
Methods: Observational study.
Results: - A 49 year old female who was a known case of fungal keratitis and treated with prolonged topical voriconazole therapy, underwent penetrating keratoplasty and the histopathological examination of corneal specimen showed multiple keratin pearls with dyskeratotic cells suggestive of squamous cell carcinoma.
CD147/Basigin/EMMPRIN (Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase inducer) is a single pass type1 transmembrane protein playing a central role in developmental process, wound healing, nutrient transport, inflammation, arthritis and also in microbial pathologies. It is also found to be a potent stimulator of MMP (matrix metalloproteinases) and has been considered as a prognostic marker in cancer. Dysregulation of CD147 is reported in several types of cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the ocular presentation of disseminated mycobacterial disease occurring during immune-recovery in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Study Design: Case report and literature review.
Participants: A 41-year-old AIDS patient with a prior diagnosis of cytomegalovirus retinitis.