Publications by authors named "Fabio Eduardo Eberhardt Alves"
Rheumatic fever and long-term use of benzathine penicillin as possible risk factors for extensive macular atrophy with pseudodrusen in a Brazilian cohort.
Carlos Augusto Moreira-Neto Rafaella Atherino Schmidt Andujar John Chii Tyng Chao Huber Vasconcelos Fábio Eduardo Eberhardt Alves
Int J Retina Vitreous
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigated the correlation between rheumatic fever (RF) history and benzathine penicillin (BP) treatment with extensive macular atrophy with pseudodrusen (EMAP) in Brazilian patients through a retrospective, observational case-control approach.
- - Out of 77 patients (66.2% women, average age 58.6), a significant majority had a history of RF (90.9%) and BP treatment (94.8% starting at an average age of 7.3 years with an 11.8-year duration).
- - Results showed that longer BP treatment duration was linked to a decrease in atrophic area, while older age at RF diagnosis influenced the likelihood of subretinal dr