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Tay-Sachs disease: case report
Lima, André Tigre; Aragão, Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de; Menezes, Igor Costa; Mesquita Filho, Pedro Marques de; Menezes, Lívia Studart deObjectives: Report a case of Tay-Sachs disease. Methods: A complete ophthalmologic examination, retinography and blood dosage of hexosaminidase A (EHA) activity were performed. Results: A one year and seven months old male with a history of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, with delayed neuropsychomotor development from the eighth month of life. At the ophthalmologic examination the patient did not fix or foll...
Siderosis bulbi resulting from an intraocular metalic foreign body : case report
Aragao, Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de; Barreira, Ieda Maria Alexandre; Carneiro, Gustavo Jose Arruda Mendes; Pinto, Nayara Queiroz CardosoSiderosis bulbi is a sight-threatening condition characterized by a pigmentary and degenerative change in the eye that follows the intra-ocular retention of a foreign body containing iron. The main cause of ocular siderosis is penetrating trauma mostly by hammering a steel object without or with poor eye protection. Herein, we report a case of siderosis bulbi after penetrating trauma that was lately treated wit...
Perda visual severa bilateral após pancreatite: retinopatia de Purstcher
Aragao, Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de; Barreira, Ieda Maria Alexandre; Carneiro, Gustavo Jose Arruda Mendes; Pinto, Nayara Queiroz CardosoPurtscher retinopathy is a unilateral or bilateral visual loss following acute injury to the thorax or head. It is characterized by large cotton-wool spots, hemorrhages, and retinal edema. Vision loss may be permanent due to isquemia of the retina, and optic atrophy. Is thought to be a result of injury-induced complement ativation causing granulocyte aggregation and leukoembolization. Other conditions may activ...