Orbital and Subcutaneous Emphysema Following Enucleation and Respiratory Distress in a Japanese Chin.

A 7 yr old, neutered male Japanese chin presented to the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University (CSVMTU) for evaluation of chronic unilateral orbital swelling that worsened following an episode of respiratory distress. The left eye had been enucleated 5 yr previously. Intermittent mild-to-moderate left orbital swelling had been noted by the owner since the initial surgery.

Use of indocyanine green and sodium fluorescein for anterior segment angiography in ophthalmologically normal cats.

Objective: To assess and compare results of anterior segment angiography of ophthalmologically normal cats following IV injection with indocyanine green and sodium fluorescein dyes.

Animals: 10 client-owned cats.

Procedures: Anterior segment angiography was performed in anesthetized cats following administration of 0.

Medical Treatment of Primary Canine Glaucoma.

Glaucoma is a painful and often blinding group of ocular diseases for which there is no cure. Although the definition of glaucoma is rapidly evolving, elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) remains the most consistent risk factor of glaucoma in the canine patient. Therapy should be aimed at neuroprotection.

Fluorescein gonioangiography of the normal canine eye using a dSLR camera adaptor.

The purpose of this study was to describe fluorescein gonioangiography (FGA) of the normal canine eye using a digital single lens reflex (dSLR) camera adaptor. Dogs were anesthetized using intravenous propofol. Imaging was performed using a Lovac Barkan goniolens, dSLR camera, dSLR camera adaptor, camera lens, and accessory flash.

Reliability of manual measurements of corneal thickness obtained from healthy canine eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

The purpose of this study was to manually measure corneal thickness in canine eyes using a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device and to assess intra- and inter-observer reliability of this technique. Twenty healthy dogs with a mean age of 4.7 y were examined.

Central corneal thickness measurements in normal dogs: a comparison between ultrasound pachymetry and optical coherence tomography.

Objective: To compare central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements obtained from normal canines using a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device (SD-OCT) and an ultrasonic pachymeter.

Animals: Fifteen clinically normal dogs.

Procedures: Dogs were briefly anesthetized with propofol.

Intra and inter-user reliability of central corneal thickness measurements obtained in healthy feline eyes using a portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography device.

Objective: To determine the intra and inter-user reliability of central corneal thickness (CCT) measurements obtained using a portable spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) device in healthy feline eyes.

Animals: Twenty clinically normal cats.

Procedures: Gentle manual restraint was utilized for proper animal positioning.

Progressive bilateral lipoma arborescens of the knee complicated by juvenile spondyloarthropathy: a case report and review of the literature.

Objectives: To report an unusual case of lipoma aborescens (LA) presented in a patient with treatment-responsive juvenile spondyloarthropathy (JSPA) and to summarize the clinical manifestations, therapy and prognosis of LA by literature review.

Methods: We report an atypical case of a 17-year-old patient with an initial presentation of juvenile spondyloarthropathy, whose inflammatory condition was improved successfully by traditional anti-rheumatic drugs and an anti-TNF alpha agent but developed progressive swelling of bilateral knees. Lipoma arborescens were diagnosed in each knee by synovial biopsy obtained by arthroscopic surgery.

Anterior segment fluorescein angiography of the normal feline eye using a dSLR camera adaptor.

Purpose: To describe anterior segment fluorescein angiography (ASFA) of the normal feline eye using a digital single-lens reflex (dSLR) camera adaptor.

Animals: Ten cats free of ocular and systemic disease were evaluated.

Methods: All cats received maropitant citrate (1.

Histopathologic evaluation of the anterior segment of eyes enucleated due to glaucoma secondary to primary lens displacement in 13 canine globes.

PURPOSE  To describe histologic anterior segment changes in eyes affected with primary lens displacement (PLD) and secondary glaucoma. METHODS  Histologic sections stained with H&E from canine eyes enucleated because of PLD and secondary glaucoma were examined. RESULTS  Thirteen eyes from 12 patients were evaluated.

Anterior segment fluorescein angiography of the normal canine eye using a dSLR camera adaptor.

Purpose:  To describe anterior segment fluorescein angiography (ASFA) of the normal canine eye using two different sedation/anesthetic protocols and a digital single lens-reflex (dSLR) camera adaptor.

Methods: Dogs free of ocular and systemic disease were used for this study. Dogs received maropitant citrate (1.

Health care utilization of refugee children after resettlement.

Refugee children can have significant health problems. Our objective was to describe health status and health care utilization of refugee children after resettlement. A retrospective chart review of refugee children was performed.

Intra-articular corticosteroid therapy for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: report of an experiential cohort and literature review.

The objective of the study to review an experiential cohort of patients receiving IACS and review the associated literature. Review of 121 IACS in 61 patients with JIA. At 3-month intervals, injected joints were evaluated for swelling and range of motion, and the patient and parent were questioned regarding associated pain and morning stiffness.

Persistent elevation of fibrin D-dimer predicts longterm outcome in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objective: We previously demonstrated that levels of fibrin d-dimer correlate with disease activity and response to therapies in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA). We hypothesized that persistence of D-dimer elevation in the patterns previously described, but over a longer followup period, would signal poor outcome.

Methods: We studied 31 children identified from 2 centers.

Providence school asthma partnership: school-based asthma program for inner-city families.

Over 3 years, 972 families participated in an after-school asthma program at their child's school. Parents and children attended concurrent 2(1/2)-hour workshops. Parents were 74% Latino; 45% non-English speaking, with 77% of children on Medicaid.

A statewide assessment of tuberculin skin testing of preschool children enrolled in medicaid managed care.

Objectives: This study examined tuberculosis screening among preschool children enrolled in a statewide Medicaid managed care program.

Methods: A random sample of 2,000 was selected from 19 to 35 month old children who were continuously enrolled in Rhode Island's Medicaid managed care program for 1 year. Sociodemographic data were obtained from computerized administrative databases.

Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin as markers of disease activity and endothelial activation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objective: To determine whether soluble forms of the adhesion molecules intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and E-selectin correlate with clinical measures or other markers of endothelial activation in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) over time.

Methods: A total of 28 children with JIA were studied every 3 months over 2 years. At each interval, serum was tested for soluble (s)ICAM-1 and sE-selectin, plasma for fibrin d-dimer and von Willebrand factor (vWF), and the following clinical variables were recorded: erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), physician and parent global assessments, swollen and limited joint counts, and functional assessment by Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire.

Child death review. The state of the nation.

Background: Child death review (CDR) is a mechanism to more accurately describe the causes and circumstances of death among children. The number of states performing CDR has more than doubled since 1992, but little is known about the characteristics of these programs. The purpose of this study was to describe the current status of CDR in the United States and to document variability in program purpose, scope, organization, and process.

Synovial fluid levels of E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule-1: relationship to joint inflammation in children with chronic arthritis.

E-selectin and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 are crucial to the inflammatory response in chronic inflammatory arthritis. Soluble (s) levels of these molecules in sera and synovial fluid (SF) correlate with some clinical parameters and synovial tissue expression of the same molecules in rheumatoid arthritis. Studies of sera from children with chronic inflammatory arthritis corroborate this information; corresponding SF data are relatively lacking.

Sleep and its relationship to pain, dysfunction, and disease activity in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To determine what sleep abnormalities may exist in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). and their relationship to pain, dysfunction. and disease activity.