Presentation
This case also presents unusual skin eruptions in RSD. [anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org]
Bullous keratopathy after cataract removal is called pseudophakic (if an intraocular lens implant is present) or aphakic (if no intraocular lens implant is present) bullous keratopathy. [merckmanuals.com]
Poor prognostic factors in APMPPE are: Foveal involvement at the initial presentation Age greater than 60 Unilateral presentation. [kjophthal.com]
Abnormal electrooculographic (EOG) findings are universally present in patients with Best's disease regardless of the clinical presentation, and are thus decisive in the differential diagnosis. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
Cardiovascular
- Cardiomegaly
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Treatment
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What is the treatment of systemic amyloidosis? Nonspecific treatment Treatment is directed at maintaining the function of affected organs. For example, kidney failure can be treated with dialysis and congestive heart failure with diuretics. [dermnetnz.org]
You may also want to contact a university or tertiary medical center in your area, because these centers tend to see more complex cases and have the latest technology and treatments. [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]
Prognosis
Symptoms * Patches of increased skin pigmentation * Patches of reduced skin pigmentation * Sparse scalp hair * Absent scalp hair * Blisters Prognosis The 'prognosis' of Bullous dystrophy, macular type usually refers to the likely outcome of Bullous dystrophy [checkorphan.org]
PMID: 308291 Prognosis Turrentine JE, Gordon KA, Agim NG JAMA Dermatol 2016 Jun 1;152(6):713-4. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0061. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
These entities typically occur in midlife and carry a good visual prognosis in at least one eye. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
Prognosis The natural history is that this disease almost never progresses from where it's first observed. Most people with senile retinoschisis do well and can be followed without intervention. [eyewiki.aao.org]
Patients with CREST syndrome have a better prognosis. Differential diagnosis includes diabetic sclerodema, scleromyxedema, and chronic graft-versus-host disease. [clevelandclinicmeded.com]
Etiology
Etiology JAMA Dermatol 2016 Jun 1;152(6):713-4. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0061. PMID: 26963772 Tarantino-Scherrer JN, Kaufmann C, Bochmann F, Bachmann LM, Thiel MA Cornea 2015 Sep;34(9):1024-9. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000000538. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Incidence/Prevalence: Macular dystrophy is much less common than BIGH3 dystrophies Etiology: Macular dystrophy exhibits an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. [missionforvisionusa.org]
Table 1 also shows the patient profiles of 2 groups and the CME occurrence rates by etiology. There was no correlation between the etiology and the occurrence of CME (P = 0.72). [journals.lww.com]
Exudative hemorrhagic periphlebitis in a patient with uveitis is highly suggestive of tubercular etiology. [kjophthal.com]
ETIOLOGY Corneal endothelial damage Intraocular inflammation Vitreous or subluxation intraocular lens Preexisting endothelial dysfunction 14. [slideshare.net]
Epidemiology
This phenotype also shares with AMD several epidemiological, clinical, and histopathological features. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
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Diagnosis: Pseudophakic Bullous Keratopathy (PBK) EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence: approximately 1-2% of post-cataract surgery patients Incidence with iris-fixated, iris-plane and closed-loop anterior chamber IOLs may reach as high as 10% Patients with underlying [webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu]
American Journal of Epidemiology. 173 (11): 1246–55. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr005. PMID 21422060. ^ Parekh N, Voland RP, Moeller SM, Blodi BA, Ritenbaugh C, Chappell RJ, et al. (November 2009). [en.wikipedia.org]
Pathophysiology
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Novel diagnostic tools such as fundus autofluorescence imaging have led to an increasing understanding of pathophysiologic mechanisms in retinal degeneration. [reviewofophthalmology.com]
We employed a linkage mapping approach as a first step towards positional cloning of the pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration (PPND) disease gene and a better understanding of the pathophysiological differences between PPND and other forms of hereditary [academic.oup.com]
The pathophysiology of geographic atrophy is still uncertain. [en.wikipedia.org]
Prevention
Your skin Holds body fluids in, preventing dehydration Keeps harmful microbes out, preventing infections Helps you feel things like heat, cold, and pain Keeps your body temperature even Makes vitamin D when the sun shines on it Anything that irritates [icdlist.com]
To prevent this from occurring and to initiate preventive strategies earlier in the disease process, dark adaptation testing may be performed. [en.wikipedia.org]
Pseudophakic cystoid macular edema prevention and risk factors; prospective study with adjunctive once daily topical nepafenac 0.3% versus placebo. BMC Ophthalmol. 2017;17:16. 3. Framme C, Wolf S. [journals.lww.com]
Wearing contact lenses is often used as early treatment of keratoconus, but can become difficult as the disease progresses and distorts the shape of the cornea, preventing the lens from fitting properly. [visiontexas.com]
There is no known prevention for Fuchs' dystrophy. 2. What Causes It? Fuchs' dystrophy can have a genetic cause, but it also can occur without a previous family history of the disease. In many cases, the cause is unknown. 3. [allaboutvision.com]