Publications by authors named "Arthi G Venkat"

Purpose: To describe ocular sarcoid-like reaction as a unique manifestation of paraneoplastic syndrome in the context of concurrent pulmonary sarcoid-like reaction and lung adenocarcinoma.

Methods: Single case report and narrative review.

Results: A 59-year-old male patient presented with a year-long history of diminished vision and weight loss.

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Purpose: To evaluate factors that inform systemic antifungal choices in patients with endogenous fungal endophthalmitis (EFE).

Design: Single-institution retrospective case series.

Methods: Charts of EFE patients from 2010 to 2023 were reviewed.

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 This study characterizes the current landscape of uveitis specialists and their practice settings in the United States.  An anonymous Internet-based survey with questions pertaining to training history and practice characteristics was distributed via REDCap to the American Uveitis Society and Young Uveitis Specialists listservs.  Forty-eight uveitis specialists in the United States responded to the survey out of 174 uveitis specialists that identify as practicing in the United States.

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Although a small number of cases of secondary uveitis have been documented in the setting of ibrutinib therapy, panuveitis has not previously been described with this medication. The authors describe a presumed case of panuveitis in a patient on ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The purpose of this report is to document a case of asymmetric, bilateral panuveitis in the setting of ibrutinib use.

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Purpose: To describe the frequency of ocular flares in patients with noninfectious uveitis who were switched from the originator infliximab to a biosimilar infliximab.

Design: Retrospective case series.

Methods: All patients with noninfectious uveitis who were switched from the originator infliximab to biosimilar infliximab-abda for nonmedical reasons were reviewed.

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Purpose: Chronic postoperative endophthalmitis is a known complication of cataract surgery. Here, we report a case of chronic endophthalmitis following uncomplicated cataract surgery secondary to the atypical bacterium Aquamicrobium terrae .

Methods: Retrospective case report of a single patient with endophthalmitis secondary to A.

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Automated analysis of leakage on fluorescein angiography is a measurable and clinically applicable endpoint that can be used to follow patients with posterior uveitis. A number of studies have analyzed the use of automated analysis of leakage on fluorescein angiography and are reviewed in this article.

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Background And Objective: To identify choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM) associated with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)-defined pigment epithelial detachment (PED) using SD-OCT angiography (SD-OCTA).

Patients And Methods: Sixty-nine patients with same-day OCT and OCTA imaging were reviewed, and 41 eyes of 29 patients with PEDs were included. OCTs were analyzed for PED type, fluid, and subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM).

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Background/aims: Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for metastatic cancer may cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs) such as uveitis. If irAEs are severe or require systemic steroids, cancer therapy is often held or discontinued. Local steroid therapy for cancer therapy-associated uveitis allows the continuation of cancer therapy.

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A woman with a past medical history of radiation and chemotherapy for multiple malignancies presented with bilateral, multifocal, elevated chorioretinal lesions associated with vitritis. The differential diagnosis included endogenous endophthalmitis and metastatic disease. Her extensive medical history and ill appearance at presentation in concert with vitritis and subretinal lesions was concerning for endogenous endophthalmitis.

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