In this case report, we describe a rare case of acute angle closure in an 18-year-old African-American female, attributed to plateau iris. The patient had no significant medical or ocular history and presented with high right-eye pressure, headache, and blurred vision. Ocular examination revealed findings consistent with acute angle closure, with gonioscopy confirming superior iris insertion anterior to Schwalbe's line and a "double hump" sign.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA woman in her 40s presented to the emergency department with a diffuse rash consistent with Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). There was no identifiable inciting factor. However, she was newly diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during that same hospital admission.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground The tibiofibular line (TFL) technique was initially proposed to assess syndesmosis reduction. Clinical utility was limited by low observer reliability when applied to all fibulas. This study aimed to refine this technique by describing TFL's applicability to various fibula morphologies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world with the incidence of disease ever-increasing worldwide. The vitreous humor represents an extensive and complex interactive arena for cytokines in the diabetic eye. In recent decades, there has been significant progress in understanding this environment and its implications in disease pathophysiology.
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