Publications by authors named "Irene Canal-Fontcuberta"
A 72-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with fever >38°C of unknown origin. Blood cultures were positive in two sets for Staphylococcus aureus. In the third day of admission, her husband drew attention to the presence of some small punctures in her right foot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Intraocular lymphomas represent a diverse group of hematologic malignant neoplasms involving different tissues within the eye. Predominant involvement of the retina and vitreous without uveal infiltration in systemic lymphoma, mimicking a primary vitreoretinal lymphoma, is extremely rare. Our study emphasizes the importance of systemic evaluation in addition to central nervous system evaluation in all patients with newly diagnosed vitreoretinal lymphoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used occasionally as an alternative treatment for uveal melanomas. The present study describes the clinical and histopathologic features of five choroidal melanomas after PDT.
Methods: Three patients with pigmented choroidal melanomas were treated with PDT and intravitreal bevacizumab 1 week before undergoing biopsy and brachytherapy to minimize the risks of bleeding during the biopsy.
Background: Microcephaly-lymphedema-chorioretinal dysplasia (OMIM 152950) is a rare malformative inherited disorder that can be associated with other systemic features. Other ocular and brain anomalies rather than microcephaly and chorioretinal dysplasia have been inconstantly reported in this syndrome.
Methods: We present a case of microcephaly-lymphedema-chorioretinal dysplasia with a dysmorphic facies, hypertonicity in the extremities and neuropsychomotor delay.
Choroidal melanoma and lid fibrofoliculomas in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome.
Ophthalmic Genet
September 2011
Article Synopsis
- Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (BHDS) is a rare genetic condition linked to skin and lung issues, as well as an increased risk of certain cancers, particularly renal cancer.
- A case report details a 63-year-old patient with BHDS who also developed choroidal melanoma and multiple skin folliculomas.
- This is significant as it highlights the diverse tumors connected to BHDS, marking the first documented case of choroidal melanoma in a patient with this syndrome, emphasizing the need for thorough eyelid examinations.