Development of pemphigus foliaceus in a mucous membrane pemphigoid patient: An insight into possible mechanism eliciting a distinct autoimmune bullous disease in a rare anti-basement membrane autoimmunity.

Mucous membrane pemphigoid (MMP) rarely coexists with another autoimmune bullous disease (AIBD). Herein, we report an extremely rare MMP case who sequentially developed pemphigus foliaceus (PF). A 72-year-old man had been treated by azathioprine monotherapy for anti-BP180 MMP for 1.

Relationship between relative lens position and appositional closure in eyes with narrow angles.

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between relative lens position (RLP) and appositional closure in eyes with narrow angles.

Methods: Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) was used to measure anterior chamber depth (ACD) and lens thickness (LT), and the IOLMaster to measure axial length (AL). The number of quadrants with appositional closure was assessed by UBM under dark conditions.

Effect of a single drop of latanoprost on intraocular pressure and blood-aqueous barrier permeability in patients with uveitis.

The purpose of our study is to evaluate the effect of a single drop of latanoprost on the intraocular pressure and blood-aqueous barrier permeability in 8 patients with uveitis. The degree of inflammation was determined by the intensity of aqueous flare measured with a laser flare cell meter every 2 hours from 11:00 to 17:00 hours for 2 days. Intraocular pressure was measured at 11:00 and 17:00 hours with a Goldmann applanation tonometer on both days.