Bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris (BADI): first reported case in Brazil.

Bilateral acute depigmentation of the iris (BADI) is a recently described entity characterized by acute onset of pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber, depigmentation of the iris, and heavy pigment deposition in the anterior chamber angle. Involvement is always bilateral, simultaneous, and symmetrical. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with bilateral ocular pain, red eyes, and severe photophobia.

Cat-scratch disease: ocular manifestations and visual outcome.

To describe the intra-ocular manifestations of cat-scratch disease (CSD) found at two uveitis reference centers in Brazil. Retrospective case series study. Review of clinical records of patients diagnosed with CSD in the Uveitis Department of São Geraldo Hospital and the Ophthalmology Department of the Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas-FIOCRUZ, from 2001 to 2008.

[Posterior scleritis: clinical features, systemic association, treatment and evolution of 23 patients].

Purpose: To document the clinical features, systemic association, treatment and evolution of 23 patients with posterior scleritis evaluated in the Uveitis service of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Methods: 23 patients were identified with the diagnosis of posterior scleritis. Signals and symptoms, visual acuity, B-mode ultrasonography signals, systemic associations, treatment and evolution were described and analyzed.

[Scleritis: clinical characteristics, systemic associations, treatment and outcome in 100 patients].

Purpose: To document the clinical features, systemic association, treatment and evolution of 100 patients with scleritis evaluated at the Uveitis Service of the Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Patients And Methods: 100 patients were identified with the diagnosis of scleritis. Signals and symptoms, visual acuity, B-mode ultrasonography signals, systemic associations, treatment and evolution were described and analyzed.

Ocular manifestation of cat-scratch disease in HIV-positive patients.

Purpose: To characterize ocular manifestations of cat-scratch disease in HIV-positive patients.

Design: Retrospective case series study.

Methods: Records and photography of patients with the diagnosis of cat-scratch disease and HIV were reviewed.

Posterior scleritis in Cogan's syndrome.

Purpose: To describe an unusual case of atypical Cogan's syndrome with features of posterior scleritis.

Methods: Interventional case report.

Results: A 53-year-old man presented with bilateral posterior scleritis, along with sensorineural hearing loss and systemic vasculitis.