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Acute epibulbar infections in humans are one of the most frequently diagnosed eye diseases. The majority of these are thought to be caused by the adenovirus. This review focuses on the features of the human adenovirus eye diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, available interventions, and preventive measures. It is concluded that infection control is still widely accepted to be the key to the management of human adenovirus infection in order to prevent the spread, individual suffering and economic damage
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Humans , Keratoconjunctivitis/prevention & control , Adenoviridae , Adenovirus Infections, Human , Eye Infections , Infection Control , Keratoconjunctivitis/therapyABSTRACT
To report on the occurrence of exudative macular polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in a young healthy patient, and the outcome of photodynamic therapy using vertoporphin. A twenty eight year old female patient with 6/6 vision for distance in both her eyes, presented with reduction in near vision in her left eye. Fundus evaluation supported by evidence provided by optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography revealed hemorrhagic retinal pigment epithelial detachment involving the macular area. Polypoidal choroidal vessles located supero temporal to the fovea were detected as causing the subfoveal bleeding on indocyanine green angiography. She was treated with photodynamic therapy using vertoporphin. A reduction in the hypofluorescent area involving the foveal area was noted on fundus fluorescein angiogram and indocyanine green angiogram. Clinically, there was a small pinkish swelling infero nasal to fovea in the left eye. Near Vision showed no improvement. However, central scotoma was replaced by metamorphosia. Optical coherence tomography revealed normal macular area. Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy as a cause of macular disease in young individuals is rare and to our knowledge has not been reported so far
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Neurotoxoplasmosis is the most common cause of intracranial mass lesions in the immunocompromised and should be considered as a differential diagnosis of neuro-Behcet's