Hereditary Palpebro-Gingival Fibrosis Syndrome.

This is a case report involving 3 siblings, ages 22, 21, and 3 years old, of consanguineous parents and Syrian descent with a particularly unique clinical phenotype and eyelid/gingival findings that have not been previously characterized. Full-thickness eyelid biopsies for 2 of the siblings were evaluated by ophthalmic pathology showed generalized fibrosis without any active destructive process or amyloid. Three of the 9 siblings were affected by this order with no familial history.

Three-Year Efficacy and Safety of the Misago Peripheral Stent for Superficial Femoral Artery Disease: Final Results from the OSPREY Trial.

Purpose: This study evaluated the long-term outcomes of the Misago peripheral stent trial (Terumo) for atherosclerotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) in patients with claudication.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective multicenter, single-arm, clinical trial of primary stent placement for de novo cases of SFA disease conducted in the United States and Asia. The primary endpoint was freedom from clinically driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR) at 36 months.

Cutaneous Sporothrix schenckii of the human eyelid.

An 87-year-old patient presented with a 6-week history of an isolated progressive destructive nodular eyelid mass, secondary nodular and ulcerative lesions, and regional painful lymphadenopathy. After 4 weeks, fungal cultures demonstrated Sporothrix schenckii. S.

Diagnosis of Factor XI deficiency following congenital cataract extraction.

Factor XI deficiency is a rare coagulopathy that requires a specific approach to preoperative planning. Herein we report a case where ophthalmic surgery led to this diagnosis in a 4-month old boy and review the warranted prophylactic measures prior to operative intervention.