Aggressive conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma as the initial manifestation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Purpose: To report a case of Kaposi sarcoma in a patient with previously undiagnosed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection.

Observations: A 23-year-old male patient presented to the eye clinic with complaints of redness of his left eye for the past month. The patient had been seen one day prior to presentation in the emergency department for a neck mass and pneumonia.

Short-term eplerenone for treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy; a prospective study.

Background: Increased mineralocorticoid activity is one of the plausible causes of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) and mineralocorticoid inhibitors such as eplerenone have been investigated as its potential therapy. This study investigates the short-term safety and efficacy of oral eplerenone in patients with chronic CSCR.

Patients And Methods: Prospective study of 13 eyes of 13 patients with the diagnosis of chronic CSCR.