Publications by authors named "M Garrido-Marin"

Purpose: To describe a case report of a 34 years-old patient with Crohn's Disease and two episodes of Ocular Myositis.

Methods: The research methodology employed in this study consisted of a retrospective review of the patient's complete medical history.

Results: Crohn's Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder known to be associated with a wide range of extraintestinal manifestations.

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Background: endophthalmitis is a severe complication of candidemia. Currently, the recommended treatment of fungal endophthalmitis is a combination of intravitreal and systemic antifungal drugs, and in some cases vitrectomy is also required. Intravitreal therapies that are commonly used are amphotericin B and voriconazole, although recently the use of intravitreal caspofungin has been described in a few case reports.

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Palytoxin (PTX) is produced by corals such as zoanthid corals. Here we present a case of bilateral PTX-induced keratoconjunctivitis. A 63-year-old man presented to the emergency department with symptoms of red eye, purulent discharge, and foreign body sensation in both eyes.

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A 43-year-old woman with an associated history of gynecological pathology and breast cancer with only one cryopreserved embryo wished to be a mother. Several factors that influenced the success of the pregnancy in this case were analyzed. Favorable factors included: triple positive breast cancer [positive hormone receptors and positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2], which is more hormosensitive and chemosensitive; absence of metastasis; correct endometrium preparation; and the patient's optimistic attitude and strict health habits.

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