Publications by authors named "A Garcia-Tirado"
Role of vitrectomy for syphilitic uveitis in a tertiary hospital in Spain.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
October 2024
Diagnosis and treatment of ocular syphilis can be challenging due to the wide spectrum of clinical presentations of this sexually transmitted disease. In some cases of syphilitic panuveitis, pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) can be useful in management since it plays an important role in improving fundus examination allowing treatment of possible retinal associated lesions when vitreous inflammation is intense. We present 3 cases of patients with ocular syphilis that underwent a therapeutic PPV, vitreous sample was taken and analyzed in two of them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtocol for the treatment of cystoid macular edema secondary to retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinal dystrophies.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
February 2024
Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRD) are the leading cause of legal blindness in the working population. Cystic macular edema (CME) is one of the treatable causes of visual loss, affecting up to 50% of the patients. A bibliographic review has been carried out combining "inherited retinal dystrophy", "retinitis pigmentosa", "macular oedema" and a diagnostic-therapeutic protocol according to the levels of evidence and recommendations of the "US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the clinical characteristics, presentation and response to treatment in posterior uveitis patients with bacillary layer detachment (BLD) seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of patients with posterior uveitis and SD-OCT scans consistent with BLD. Data collected included demographics, uveitic etiology, treatment and duration of follow-up.
Article Synopsis
- Anti-TNF-α-induced lupus (ATIL) is a rare form of drug-induced lupus that can occur in patients undergoing anti-TNF-α therapy, particularly those with non-infectious uveitis (NIU).
- The study presents three cases of patients who developed symptoms like positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA), arthritis, and skin lesions after starting adalimumab, which resolved upon withdrawal of the medication.
- The findings suggest common characteristics among these cases, such as the onset of symptoms linked to anti-TNF-α treatment and a review of existing literature supports their classification within ATIL.