Objective: To describe the management, complications and prognosis of lacrimalprobing in patients with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO).
Materials And Methods: Retrospective, observational and analytical study. We studied the prevalence, symptoms and signs, both before and after probing, in patients with CNLDO diagnosed between 2010 and 2017 at Instituto Fundación Conde deValenciana.
Background: Inherited eye disorders are genetically determined conditions that are present from birth and usually manifest early, although some may develop later in life. Despite their low incidence, they are a common etiology of pediatric blindness. The occurrence of more than one such disease in a patient is very rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBarber-Say syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by dysmorphic features, mainly of the eyelids and skin. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in gene TWIST2, localized in chromosome 2q37.3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma is a rare malignant tumor of uncertain histogenesis, representing 0.5-1% of all soft tissue tumors. It occurs predominantly in head and neck regions, especially the orbit and the tongue, in infants, causing no specific symptoms for an extended period of time.
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February 2018
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatose infection, and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GP) is a small vessel vasculitis, both of which affect the lungs. The combination of these diseases is rare. Both have similar clinical features, making the differential diagnosis difficult.
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