Publications by authors named "Marija Vukojevic"
Article Synopsis
- Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects the eyes and can cause vision problems and skin changes like vitiligo (white patches on the skin).
- It often happens in people with a certain genetic background, especially those from Asian or Hispanic backgrounds.
- A case of a 40-year-old woman with VKH showed eye pain, vision loss, and vitiligo, along with other symptoms like redness in her eyes and swelling around the optic nerve.
Pseudovitelliform maculopathy associated with hereditary hemochromatosis.
Med Hypothesis Discov Innov Ophthalmol
January 2024
Background: Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an inherited autosomal recessive iron metabolism disorder resulting from a C282Y mutation in the gene. Mutations in the gene may result in iron accumulation and oxidative stress in the retina, resulting in macular degeneration. This article describes two patients with HH who were treated with erythrocytapheresis or phlebotomy, with no exposure to deferoxamine or any other chelation therapy, and who developed visual symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: This study reports a case of a 62-year-old patient experiencing a significant decline in vision over the past three months. The initial best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/20 in both eyes diminished to 20/200 in the right eye (RE) and counting fingers (CF) in the left eye (LE) within this timeframe. The patient was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer just one month before the significant vision deterioration.
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- - The number of patients experiencing acute telogen effluvium (ATE), a type of hair loss, has risen significantly, potentially linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- - The likely cause of this hair loss is the excessive release of proinflammatory cytokines during SARS-CoV-2 infection, which can damage hair matrix cells.
- - Although there is no specific treatment for post-COVID TE, reducing stress and managing complications can help improve hair recovery over time.