Combined orbital proptosis and exudative retinal detachment as initial manifestations of acute myeloid leukemia.

We report bilateral orbital and choroidal involvement as the presenting sign of acute myeloid leukemia in a 2-year-old white girl. The patient presented with painless proptosis and subconjunctival hemorrhage. Ophthalmic examination and magnetic resonance imaging revealed bilateral leukemic infiltrates of the orbits and choroid, with an exudative retinal detachment in the right eye.

Comparison of central corneal thickness: ultrasound pachymetry versus slit-lamp optical coherence tomography, specular microscopy, and Orbscan.

Background: Central corneal thickness (CCT) can be measured by using contact and non-contact methods. Ultrasound pachymetry (US pachymetry) is a contact method for measuring CCT and is perhaps the most commonly used method. However, non-contact methods like scanning slit topography (Orbscan II), slit-lamp optical coherence tomography (SL-OCT), and specular microscopy are also used.

Evaluation of heparin assay for coagulation management in newborns undergoing ECMO.

The objective was to identify the usefulness of heparin level by anti-factor Xa (anti-Xa) assay vs activated partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated clotting time (ACT) in neonates undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). A retrospective record review of 21 patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (mean ECMO initiation age, 2 days; range, 0-4 days; male/female ratio, 1:1) undergoing ECMO from 2006 to 2008 was performed. Linear regression correlations between anti-Xa, PTT, and ACT were determined by extrapolating PTT and ACT therapeutic ranges that corresponded with the ECMO heparin target range of 0.