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A Retrospective Analysis of the Real-Life Utilization of Ranibizumab in Patient...
Silva, R.; Goncalves, C.; Meireles, A.; Teixeira, C.; Rosa, P.; Monteiro-Grillo, M.; Canelas, J.; Carneiro, A.; Flores, R.INTRODUCTION: Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy has revolutionized the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration; however, it is important to monitor actual use of ranibizumab and related treatment outcomes in routine practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This was a retrospective, observational study to monitor the 2-year outcomes following ranibizumab treatment for wet age-related macular degen...
Purtscher-Like Retinopathy
Massa, R.; Vale, C.; Macedo, M.; Furtado, M.; Gomes, M.; Lume, M.; Meireles, A.Purtscher-like retinopathy is associated with retinal hemorrhages and ischaemia probably due to the complement-mediated leukoembolization. It is a rare and severe angiopathy found in conditions such as acute pancreatitis. Case. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with the development of acute pancreatitis in the context of a Klatskin tumour (a hilar ...
Purtscher-like retinopathy
Massa, R.; Vale, C.; Macedo, M.; Furtado, M.; Gomes, M.; Lume, Mi.; Meireles, A.Purtscher-like retinopathy is associated with retinal hemorrhages and ischaemia probably due to the complement-mediated leukoembolization. It is a rare and severe angiopathy found in conditions such as acute pancreatitis. Case. We present a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a Purtscher-like retinopathy associated with the development of acute pancreatitis in the context of a Klatskin tumour (a hilar ...
Photodynamic therapy for diffuse choroidal hemangioma in sturge-weber syndrome
Monteiro, S.; Casal, I.; Santos, M.; Meireles, A.Purpose. To report the treatment outcome of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT) for exudative retinal detachment (RD) associated with diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Methods. An interventional case report of a 10-year-old girl with SWS who developed an exudative RD (visual acuity hand motions) that was treated with PDT. She was treated with a first session of multispot PDT. ...
Management of pediatric traumatic macular holes - case report
Azevedo, S.; Ferreira, N.; Meireles, A.PURPOSE: To report and describe the clinical course of four pediatric traumatic macular hole (TMH) cases and respective management. CASE REPORT: Four pediatric patients with macular hole following blunt ocular trauma underwent early pars plana vitrectomy, with consecutive hole closure. Initial visual acuity was <20/400 or worse in all patients. After surgery, all patients had visual acuity improvement, with fin...
Atypical Cogan’s Syndrome
Queirós, J.; Maia, S.; Seca, M.; Friande, A.; Araújo, M.; Meireles, A.Background. Cogan's syndrome is a rare clinical entity whose etiopathology is still unknown, and the treatment strategies are not clearly defined. Case. A 23-year-old male presented with symptoms of headache, peripheral facial palsy, persistent right hearing loss and bilateral papillitis. Workup excluded all infectious, granulomatous, neoplastic, and immune causes. The diagnosis of atypical Cogan's syndrome was...
Neuregulin-1 treatment reduces the severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Adão, R.; Meireles, A.; Ferreira, P. Mendes; Rocha, C. Maia; Pires, I. Falcão; Keulenaer, G. de; Moreira, A. Leite; Silva, Carmen[Abstract]
Neuregulin-1 decreases the passive force of cardiomyocytes from the right ventr...
Adão, A.; Meireles, A.; Ferreira, P. Mendes; Rocha, C. Maia; Pires, I. Falcão; Keulenaer, G. de; Moreira, A. Leite; Silva, Carmen[Abstract]
Conjunctival lymphangioma: a case report and brief review of the literature
Seca, M.; Borges, P.; Gomes, M.; Meireles, A.Background. Lymphangioma is a rare venolymphatic lesion, characterized by dilation of lymphatic vessels. It may occur as an isolated lesion or, more often, represent the surface component of a deep orbital lymphangioma. Case. We report a case of a conjunctival lymphangioma on a 58-year-old male that had simultaneously an upper respiratory tract infection. Excision and biopsy confirmed the nature of the lesion, ...
Successful management of Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis: case report and r...
Dias, V.; Cabral, S.; Anjo, D.; Vieira, M.; Antunes, N.; Carvalheiras, G.; Gomes, C.; Meireles, A.; Mendonça, T.; Torres, S.Listeria monocytogenes, although an uncommon cause of illness in the general population, is feared principally because of the morbidity and mortality associated with CNS infections. Cardiovascular involvement with L. monocytogenes is very rare, and has been limited to endocarditis. We describe a case of Listeria pericarditis, which occurred in a 60-year-old man with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis who presented to the e...