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Ruth López-lizcano

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Beals–Hecht syndrome and choroidal neovascularization

2010

PURPOSE To describe a case of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a female diagnosed with Beals-Hecht syndrome. METHODS A retrospective, interventional case is described in a 26-year-old female complaining of metamorphopsia and visual loss in her left eye (counting fingers). The fluorescein angiogram and the optical coherence tomography supported the diagnosis of CNV. Intravitreal ranibizumab was administered. RESULTS After the third intravitreal ranibizumab, her visual acuity improved to 0.8 and the morphology of the macular area was restored. CONCLUSIONS To our knowledge this is the first report of CNV in Beals-Hecht syndrome treated with ranibizumab. Self-monitoring by periodically per…

medicine.medical_specialtyVisual acuityAmsler gridgenetic structuresmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryeye diseasesOphthalmologyChoroidal neovascularizationOptical coherence tomographyOphthalmologyBeals-Hecht syndromeMedicineFluorescein angiogramMetamorphopsiasense organsRanibizumabmedicine.symptombusinessmedicine.drugClinical Ophthalmology
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Kyrieleis´ vasculitis in acute retinal necrosis

2010

Ester Francés-Muñoz1, Roberto Gallego-Pinazo1, Ruth López-Lizcano1, Salvador García-Delpech1, J Luis Mullor3, Manuel Díaz-Llopis1,21Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain; 2University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; 3Unit of Experimental Ophthalmology. Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia, Valencia, SpainAbstract: We report the first case in the literature of Kyrieleis´ vasculitis related to acute retinal necrosis by Varicella zoster virus in a 76-year-old woman with bilateral involvement. In our patient the arterial lesions appeared 15 days after …

Pathologymedicine.medical_specialtyRetinal necrosisintegumentary systembusiness.industryvirusesVaricella zoster virusvirus diseasesClinical Ophthalmologymedicine.diseasemedicine.disease_causeOphthalmologyHerpes virusmedicineAcute retinal necrosisPresentation (obstetrics)VasculitisbusinessClinical Ophthalmology
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Beals–Hecht syndrome and choroidal neovascularization

2010

Purpose: To describe a case of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a female diagnosed with Beals–Hecht syndrome. Methods: A retrospective, interventional case is described in a 26-year-old female complaining of metamorphopsia and visual loss in her left eye (counting fingers). The fluorescein angiogram and the optical coherence tomography supported the diagnosis of CNV. Intravitreal ranibizumab was administered. Results: After the third intravitreal ranibizumab, her visual acuity improved to 0.8 and the morphology of the macular area was restored. Conclusions: To our knowledge this is the first report of CNV in Beals–Hecht syndrome treated with ranibizumab. Self-monitoring by periodically…

genetic structuresconnective tissue diseaseCase Reportsense organsBeals–Hecht syndromeranibizumabchoroidal neovascularizationeye diseasesClinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
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Kyrieleis’ vasculitis in acute retinal necrosis

2010

We report the first case in the literature of Kyrieleis' vasculitis related to acute retinal necrosis by Varicella zoster virus in a 76-year-old woman with bilateral involvement. In our patient the arterial lesions appeared 15 days after the initial presentation.

Kyrieleis’ vasculitisintegumentary systemherpes virusvirusesShort Reportvirus diseasesretinal necrosisClinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
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