Publications by authors named "Luis F Zapata"
The title compound, C23H17N3O4S, crystallizes with Z' = 3 in the space group P-1. Two of the three independent molecules are broadly similar in terms of both their molecular conformations and their participation in hydrogen bonds, but the third molecule differs from the other two in both of these respects. The molecules are linked by a combination of N-H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report an interesting case of infectious endotheliitis of presumed mycotic origin.
Methods: A case report of a 56-year-old male farmer who sought medical attention after a month-long evolution of irritative symptoms in his right eye, accompanied by visual acuity (VA) impairment. The patient received topical and oral broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment with no improvement before being referred to a cornea specialist, where he was found to have VA of 20/150 and was noted on biomicroscopy to have endothelial feathery coalescent lesions.
Purpose: To report two clinical cases of patients having severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca refractive to conventional treatment that received rituximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody specific for human CD20 that targets B lymphocytes.
Methods: Clinical description and review of the literature.
Results: After treatment with rituximab, there was a marked improvement in their keratoconjunctivitis sicca and in other systemic manifestations of the disease.
Objective: To report epithelial perilenticular opacity as a new complication of intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia.
Design: Prospective observational case series.
Participants: Eleven eyes of 7 patients underwent intracorneal inlay implantation for the correction of hyperopia.