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Purpose: TO report the corneal manifestations in patients with COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM). Methods: This study was a retrospective, observational, and record-based analysis of patients of ROCM with corneal involvement. Results: A total of 220 patients were diagnosed with ROCM over a period of 3 months. Thirty-two patients had developed corneal manifestations. The mean age at diagnosis was 52.84 ± 12.8 years. The associated risk factors were systemic mucormycosis, uncontrolled diabetes, recent COVID-19 infection, and injudicious use of systemic steroids. Twenty-nine patients were known diabetics, 32 had recent COVID-19 infection, and 13 gave a history of injudicious use of steroids. The right eye (RE) was affected in nine patients, the left eye (LE) in 20 patients, and both eyes in three patients. Nine patients had a round-oval corneal ulcer. One patient each had a perforated corneal ulcer with uveal prolapse, sealed perforated corneal ulcer, spontaneously healed limbal perforation, diffuse corneal haze with hyphemia, panophthalmitis, diffuse corneal stromal abscess, limbal ischemia, anterior uveitis with posterior synechiae, inferior corneal facet, and filamentary keratitis. Three patients each had a corneal melt and inferior conjunctival xerosis with chemosis. Orbital exenteration was performed in six patients. Five patients with corneal ulcers healed. Topical eye drops of amphotericin (0.5 mg/ml) cycloplegic, antiglaucoma medications, and lubricant eye drops were started along with systemic antifungals. Conclusion: Central corneal ulcer was the most common manifestation of mucormycosis. A concentration as low as 0.5 mg/ml of amphotericin eye drops was effective in the treatment.
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COVID-19 , Úlcera da Córnea , Mucormicose , Doenças Orbitárias , Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Mucormicose/complicações , Mucormicose/diagnóstico , Mucormicose/tratamento farmacológico , Anfotericina B , Estudos Retrospectivos , COVID-19/complicações , Córnea , Antifúngicos/uso terapêutico , Doenças Orbitárias/diagnóstico , Doenças Orbitárias/tratamento farmacológicoRESUMO
A conjunctival foreign-body (FB) granuloma may result following trauma with synthetic and non-synthetic materials including organic and non-organic objects. Children usually manifest with FB granulomas that develop due to inoculation of FBs from soft toys, blankets or woollen clothes. Encapsu- lation of these FBs following a granulomatous inflammatory response results in a nodular swelling in the conjunctiva. Reports of a wooden FB granuloma in the conjunctiva in children are anecdotal. A 5-year-old boy suffered an un- witnessed direct ocular trauma to his left eye (OS) with a wooden arrow while playing. He developed redness and nodular swelling at the inferotemporal aspect of the OS without any visual complaints. The diagnosis of a wooden FB granuloma is a challenge to ophthalmologists and may go undetected in children who neglect their symptoms. It characteristically presents as a unilateral conjunctival nodule. Surgical excision is the definitive management. However, spontaneous extrusion of the FB might be observed due to protective blinking and tearing mechanisms in the eye.
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Corpos Estranhos no Olho , Granuloma de Corpo Estranho , Humanos , Masculino , Pré-Escolar , Granuloma de Corpo Estranho/diagnóstico , Granuloma de Corpo Estranho/etiologia , Granuloma de Corpo Estranho/cirurgia , Corpos Estranhos no Olho/cirurgia , Corpos Estranhos no Olho/diagnóstico , Corpos Estranhos no Olho/complicações , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/etiologia , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/cirurgia , Doenças da Túnica Conjuntiva/diagnóstico , Túnica Conjuntiva/patologia , Túnica Conjuntiva/cirurgia , Madeira , Remissão EspontâneaRESUMO
Anterior ischaemic optic neuropathies (AIONs) are a common cause of permanent visual loss in the elderly population. The non-arteritic subtype has been intensively studied. While systemic associations such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus are commonly recognized and treated, others such as obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are largely overlooked in daily practice. A 60-year-old man who gave no history of any systemic illness presented to us 1 week following an uneventful cataract surgery with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in his right eye. The surgery was performed elsewhere by an eye-healthcare professional where the patient presented primarily with a history of progressively worsening diminution of vision in the same eye for 5 days and was diagnosed with a senile cataract. The postoperative visual gain was unsatisfactory; hence he sought another opinion. A diagnosis of non-arteritic AION (NAION) was established. Systemic evaluation revealed elevated diastolic blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and severe OSA. Prompt treatment with systemic steroids and simultaneous management of the accompanying systemic morbid conditions saved some useful vision in the affected eye. This also prevented involvement of the fellow unaffected eye. A comprehensive ocular examination with emphasis on systemic evaluation of the patient for coexisting illness is imperative before proceeding with any medical or surgical intervention. OSA is a definitive risk factor for the development of NAION, though it remains underdiagnosed and untreated. Cataract surgery has been shown to worsen underlying NAION. Systemic stabilization averts potentially blinding sequel in the unaffected eye of these patients.
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Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono , Humanos , Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica/diagnóstico , Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica/etiologia , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono/diagnóstico , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono/etiologia , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono/complicações , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Extração de Catarata/efeitos adversos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
Introduction: Rhino-orbito-cerebral-mucormycosis (ROCM) is the most common form of mucormycosis observed during the second wave of COVID-19 where a steep rise in the number of cases was seen. The orbital form is almost always associated with fungal sinusitis. Among the various treatment modalities available, the role of retrobulbar Amphotericin-B injections is under-reported. This study is conducted to determine the role of transcutaneous retrobulbar amphotericin-B (TRAMB) in the management of COVID-19 associated ROCM. Methods: a retrospective analysis of 61 patients of COVID-19 associated ROCM was done, who met the inclusion criteria and presented to a tertiary care center, between May to August 2021. These patients were administered TRAMB (deoxycholate/emulsion form) along-with systemic amphotericin B. All the patients were evaluated for clinical improvement. Results: out of 61 patients, 58 (95.08%) showed overall improvement. 40 patients (65.57%) stabilized or improved clinically and 3 patients succumbed to the illness due to advanced systemic mucormycosis and acute kidney failure. Sixteen out of 58 patients underwent orbital exenteration. Out of remaining 43 patients, 35 showed complete recovery of orbital and ocular disease and the disease stabilized in eight patients. Seven patients demonstrated TRAMB associated ocular complications which however completely resolved in six patients. Conclusion: to the best of the author´s knowledge, regression of orbital mucormycosis with improvement in ptosis, proptosis, ocular motility and stabilization of visual acuity are scarcely reported in literature. Further TRAMB as a globe non-deforming treatment modality is an option available for ROCM.
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COVID-19 , Mucormicose , Humanos , Mucormicose/tratamento farmacológico , Anfotericina B , COVID-19/complicações , Estudos Retrospectivos , NarizRESUMO
This short report demonstrates an uncommon presentation of intracranial bleeding and sixth nerve palsy in a child with systemic hypertension due to long-standing unilateral renal artery stenosis of unknown etiology that resulted in contracture of the affected kidney and compensatory hypertrophy of the contralateral kidney. Structural renal damage and cardiac ventricular hypertrophy suggested the pathology and ensuing hypertension to be long-standing; however, renal function tests were normal at presentation. The importance of routine outpatient evaluation of systemic blood pressure in children, similar to adults, so as to diagnose and treat secondary hypertension and its causes early, before further systemic and neurological complications set in, is emphasized. The primary neuro-ophthalmological clinical presentation of the child with subsequent confluence of major pediatric domains of medicine, surgery, neurology, cardiology, nephrology, interventional radiology, and ophthalmology toward optimum multidisciplinary etiological and symptomatic management of the condition and its sequelae and subsequent rehabilitation is described.
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Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is a rare neurocutaneous syndrome of X-linked dominant inheritance (1:40000 births in the Caucasian population) which is usually lethal in males. It commonly presents with skin, central nervous system, and dental anomalies. Ophthalmic associations of IP include intra-ocular anomalies such as leukocoria, megalocornea, corneal edema, band keratopathy, bullous keratopathy, iridocorneal attachments, macular capillary dropout, peripheral arteriovenous shunts, retinal neovascularization, vitreous hemorrhage, preretinal fibrosis, traction retinal detachment as well as strabismus. We report an 18-month-old developmentally delayed female child with diagnosed IP and infantile spasms conforming to the west syndrome triad, who presented with left eye microphthalmia and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous and discuss this rare ophthalmic presentation.
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Granular cell tumor (GCT) of the oral cavity is rare and so is the involvement of the eye, orbit, and ocular adnexa. A 65-year-old male developed a posttraumatic ulceroproliferative mass over his left cheek for the past 1 year. The mass involved the periorbital region with accompanying blood-stained purulent discharge from multiple sinus tracts over this lesion for the past 6 months. Radiographs of the orbit suggested chronic osteomyelitis. The lesion was not responsive to treatment with antibiotics. Enlarged submandibular lymph node demonstrated reactive lymphadenitis on cytological examination. However, computed tomography scan of the paranasal sinus (PNS) revealed possibly a malignant mass extending into the maxillary sinus and left extraconal space. Surprisingly, histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry from a growth involving the left upper retromolar region that extended up to the midline and periorbital region suggested a diagnosis of GCT. This unusual and new presentation of GCT is not well known to the dentists and also to the ophthalmologists. It is imperative to examine anatomically neighboring structures, especially the eye, nasal cavity, PNSs, and oval cavity among other structures in an underlying pathology in either of these sites.
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Ischaemic optic neuropathy (ION) is a major cause of blindness. The clinical approach and management is a matter of debate for the treating neurologist and the ophthalmologist. Of the two broad varieties namely the posterior (PION) and anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (AION), the arteritic variety of the AION (AAION) is usually due to giant cell arteritis. Giant cell arteritis may only present with visual loss in up to 25% of cases. AAION is a neuro-ophthalmic emergency. Early recognition and differentiation from AAION is imperative in order to prevent further devastating visual loss. A literature search was conducted on pubmed using key words as AAION, arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy, giant cell arteritis (GCA) and articles from the year 2000 till date were included. In any case very few reviews are available on AAION. The literature search on pubmed provided holistic overview about this clinical significant entity and the same is compiled in this review. Moreover the histopathologic features of a temporal artery biopsy have been described with its microscopic images. In any case reviews are mostly available on the Non arteritic variety of AION. This review recapitulates the diagnostic and management protocol of a patient presenting with AAION.
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Arterite de Células Gigantes , Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica , Biópsia , Cegueira/diagnóstico , Cegueira/etiologia , Arterite de Células Gigantes/complicações , Arterite de Células Gigantes/diagnóstico , Humanos , Neuropatia Óptica Isquêmica/diagnóstico , Transtornos da VisãoRESUMO
Bilateral orbital cellulitis is an uncommon presentation in infants, and its association with rhinosinusitis has been scantily reported in the literature. An infant underwent bilateral uncinectomy and right ethmoidal decompression for bilateral orbital cellulitis with right ethmoidal sinusitis, after a period of non-recovery with conservative treatment. Mixed infection with Escherichia coli and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus was observed. The right eyelid swelling began to resolve; however, the left lower eyelid showed an increase in the fluctuant swelling. Transconjunctival incision and drainage of pus was done in the left eye subsequently. The patient showed marked clinical recovery and is doing well. A multidisciplinary management approach can avert potentially life-threatening sequelae of this condition.
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Celulite Orbitária , Infecções Estafilocócicas , Drenagem , Edema , Olho , Humanos , Lactente , Celulite Orbitária/diagnóstico por imagem , Celulite Orbitária/etiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/diagnóstico , Infecções Estafilocócicas/cirurgiaRESUMO
Kayser-Fleischer (KF) ring, caused by deposition of excess copper in the Descemet membrane, is a characteristic ocular manifestation of Wilson disease (WD). Disappearance of KF rings following successful treatment of Wilson disease is typically a slow process that occurs over years. Herein, we describe a 19-year old girl who presented with neuropsychiatric manifestations and was found to have KF rings on slit lamp examination. Subsequent evaluation (brain imaging, liver function tests, serum ceruloplasmin and urinary copper studies) confirmed a diagnosis of Wilson disease with neurological and hepatic involvement. She was treated with d-penicillamine. She had remarkable fading of KF rings within a span of 6 months of copper-chelating therapy, which was also associated with significant improvement in her neurological symptoms. Though KF rings are a harbinger of neurological Wilson's, their disappearance does not always correlate with systemic improvement - an interesting finding in this case.
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Anti-Infecciosos Locais , COVID-19 , Otolaringologia , Humanos , Pandemias , Povidona-Iodo , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
An 80-year-old lady with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes developed fever and abdominal pain followed by a sudden diminution of vision in her left eye. Right infra-renal abscess accounted for abdominal pain. A metastatic left subretinal abscess was diagnosed subsequently. Medical management for her systemic condition initiated. Vitreous biopsy was performed along-with intravitreal antibiotic administration. Because of no clinical recovery, patient underwent pars plana vitrectomy. Prompt systemic stabilization and a timely surgical intervention in the left eye resulted in a satisfactory visual gain. Metastatic subretinal abscess following a perinephric abscess is rare phenomenon and only a few cases are reported to date.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Endoftalmite , Doenças Retinianas , Abscesso/diagnóstico , Abscesso/tratamento farmacológico , Abscesso/etiologia , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/complicações , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Endoftalmite/diagnóstico , Endoftalmite/tratamento farmacológico , Endoftalmite/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Doenças Retinianas/tratamento farmacológico , VitrectomiaRESUMO
Sudden deterioration of visual functions warrants comprehensive ophthalmic examination with evaluation for systemic association. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon disorder that can present with neurological deficits. We report a young female patient aged 28 years who presented with severe headache and sudden diminution of vision and was subsequently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and CVT. Management of CVT and hyperthyroidism hastened full recovery of visual functions.
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Hipertireoidismo/complicações , Trombose Intracraniana/etiologia , Disco Óptico/diagnóstico por imagem , Tireoidite Autoimune/complicações , Trombose Venosa/etiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Hipertireoidismo/diagnóstico , Hipertireoidismo/imunologia , Trombose Intracraniana/diagnóstico , Angiografia por Ressonância Magnética , Flebografia , Tireoidite Autoimune/diagnóstico , Tireoidite Autoimune/imunologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Trombose Venosa/diagnósticoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Leser-Trélat syndrome consists of appearance of a solid tumor-like carcinoma breast, colon, or stomach following eruption of multiple seborrheic keratoses (SK) of the skin. We present an unusual and possibly the first case report of Leser-Trélat syndrome in a male patient with a history of mastectomy for breast carcinoma who presented to us with a second malignancy in the form of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the lower eyelid. PROCEDURE: A 75-year-old male presented in 2014 with a history of modified radical mastectomy for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast which was performed 11 years prior to the day of presentation. Breast carcinoma was diagnosed following eruption of multiple SK at the same time. In the previous 3 years he noted a nodulo-ulcerative growth over the lateral aspect of the right lower eyelid which was clinically diagnosed as BCC. Mass excision under frozen section control and lid reconstruction was performed. Diagnosis of BCC was confirmed on histopathological examination of the excised specimen. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Though a previously unobserved entity, our case supports the importance of Leser-Trélat sign and its relevance to affected individuals, as early recognition and prompt treatment of a low-stage cancer offers good prognosis.
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Amniotic band syndrome is a rare congenital disorder caused by entrapment of fetal parts (usually a limb or digits) in fibrous amniotic bands while in utero that presents with complex multisystem anomalies. The authors report 2 children with amniotic band syndrome who presented to the ophthalmic unit of the authors' pediatric hospital. One of them presented with telecanthus, syndactyly, amputated toes, and unilateral epiphora diagnosed as congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction. She was managed conservatively with lacrimal sac massage and provided with refractive correction while she simultaneously underwent multiple surgeries for correction of clubfoot and craniosynostosis. The second patient presented with cleft lip, cleft palate, multiple constriction bands in upper limbs and fingers with unilateral microphthalmos, microcornea, typical iris coloboma, and retinochoroidal coloboma, very similar to a case reported in literature. These 2 cases provide an overview of the clinical spectrum of ophthalmic manifestations along with their staged optimum rehabilitation.