1/18. Parinaud'S oculoglandular syndrome associated with paracoccidioidomycosis.The authors report one case of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome associated with paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection. No other medical report of this condition was found in the medical literature available at Index Medicus and medline. The eye involvement has been rather uncommon in paracoccidioidomycosis and this report emphasizes the possibility of this kind of presentation making it also necessary to include paracoccidioidomycosis among the several known causes of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/18. A case of mumps conjunctivitis: detection of the virus rna by nested PCR in tear sample.Mumps is a disease caused by a virus that can infect many parts of the body, especially the parotid salivary glands. A case of epidemic parotitis in an adult female affected by bilateral conjunctivitis is presented. mumps virus was detected in tear samples by reverse transcription nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-n-PCR). The conjunctivitis resolved completely within 11 d.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/18. Discoid lupus erythematosus masquerading as chronic blepharoconjunctivitis.PURPOSE: To recognize discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) as a treatable cause of chronic blepharoconjunctivitis. DESIGN: Retrospective observational case series. PARTICIPANTS: Records of 5 patients with biopsy-proven DLE were reviewed. methods: Clinical and pathology records were examined. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: patients' clinical and histopathological characteristics and response to treatment were assessed. RESULTS: Clinical features included meibomian gland dysfunction, blepharitis, chalazia, trichiasis, madarosis, conjunctivitis, chronic eyelid edema, and eyelid plaques. Histopathology showed hyperkeratotic epithelium, degeneration of the basal cell layer, and a perivascular lymphocytic infiltrate. There was delayed diagnosis in all cases, ranging from 4 months to 25 years. All of the patients responded to systemic hydroxychloroquine therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Heightened awareness of eyelid DLE may lead to earlier detection and specific therapy for this chronic disorder.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/18. Conjunctival mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a patient with ocular cicatricial pemphigoid and a review of the literature.Invasive mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva of the left lower eyelid was diagnosed in an orbital exenteration specimen of a 57-year-old woman, after a biopsy of the same lesion was originally diagnosed as invasive squamous cell carcinoma. The woman was undergoing mitomycin C injections for ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, diagnosed in the same eye 2 years prior to identification of the neoplasm. The tumor invaded the cornea, sclera, lacrimal gland, regional small nerves, and lymphatics, but did not show intraocular involvement. The original biopsy specimen was reassessed with stains for mucin and found to be mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva. We reviewed 21 cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva described to date in the English literature. We believe this number underestimates the true incidence of this condition, as it is frequently misdiagnosed both clinically and histopathologically. Evaluating suspected aggressive squamous cell carcinoma with special stains for mucin generally helps to identify mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva. More extensive surgical excision than that used for squamous cell carcinoma should be implemented in the management of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva to prevent recurrence.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/18. Lacrimal gland ductule stones.Chronic unilateral conjunctivitis may be caused by various infectious, inflammatory, neoplastic, or mechanical conditions. Two patients with persistent unilateral conjunctivitis were cured after removal of dacryoliths from the palpebral lobe of the ipsilateral lacrimal gland. Although lacrimal gland ductular dacryoliths are rare, this entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of chronic unilateral conjunctivitis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/18. lymphogranuloma venereum conjunctivitis with a marginal corneal perforation.The authors have recently treated a case of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome due to chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2, a causative agent of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). The ocular manifestations included a mixed papillary-follicular conjunctivitis with fleshy superior limbal lesions in both eyes. A superior marginal corneal perforation requiring a therapeutic corneal graft was present in the right eye. The patient had vaginitis, inguinal lymphadenopathy, a history of sjogren's syndrome, and seropositivity to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). The ocular disease resolved completely after 6 weeks of oral tetracycline therapy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/18. Simultaneous occurrence of idiopathic lipemic tears and massive seborrhea.A 42-year-old man had idiopathic lipemic tears and massive seborrhea. Recent investigations have shown that cholesterol and other lipids occasionally found in tears are produced by meibomian rather than lacrimal glands. The finding in this patient of hypersecretion by both sebaceous glands and meibomian glands, a sebaceous gland variant, suggests that a common mechanism may regulate secretory control of both of these glands.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.83333333333333keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/18. Ophthalmia nodosa and the oculoglandular syndrome of Parinaud.We present a case of ophthalmia nodosa and Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome in a patient scratched by a cat six and a half months previously and who gave a positive result to an antigen test for cat scratch disease. In conjunctival swabs were also found urticarial hairs, tracheal fragments, processionary caterpillar oenocytes, and a grain of pollen. The pathogenic part played by each of these foreign bodies is discussed, as well as the possibility of the oculoglandular syndrome being due to the reactivation of a latent virus, the organism of cat scratch disease. So far as we know, this work provides the first description of the association of ophthalmia nodosa with the oculoglandular syndrome of Parinaud.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/18. Oculoglandular syndrome caused by francisella tularensis.Oculoglandular syndrome developed in a 9-year-old boy with a recent history of tick bites and minor eye trauma. francisella tularensis was isolated on chemically supplemented chocolate agar from a swab of a conjunctival ulcer and an aspirate of a preauricular lymph node, confirming the diagnosis of tularemia. In addition, a rise in agglutination titer to the pathogen was detected in paired sera. The differential diagnosis of oculoglandular syndrome is discussed, with emphasis on the clinical characteristics which led to the diagnosis of tularemia.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/18. Adenovirus type 7; 1971-74.The spread of adenovirus type 7 in england and wales between 1971 and 1974 and the clinical features of infections with this virus were investigated in a retrospective study of virological reports and patients' clinical records. An epidemic in 1972-74 apparently stared in the North-East and spread to the South-West. Between March 1973 and the end of October 1974 the virus was recovered in 59 of 74 specimens from 42 patients. The mean age of the patients was 9 years, which suggests that a large pool of young susceptibles was important in the dissemination of the epidemic. Sore throats, cervical lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis, and abdominal pain were common symptoms. meningism was present in 12 patients; 2 cases had apparent neuropsychiatric sequelae.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = gland (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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