Orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma as the initial presentation in patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

Hepatitis C virus infection may be implicated in 12.7% of ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphomas. We present the first case of an orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma that responded to hepatitis C virus medical treatment. A 62-year-old male with a right-sided orbital mass was diagnosed with stage IIA orbital marginal zone lymphoma in addition to hepatitis C virus infection based on clinical, imaging, laboratory, and histological examinations. The systemic and orbital responses were achieved 1 year after undergoing hepatitis C virus treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. The association between the hepatitis C virus infection and orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is relevant. Accordingly, patients with orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma should be assessed for hepatitis C virus seroreactivity for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.

Orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma as the initial presentation in patients with hepatitis C virus infection

ABSTRACT Hepatitis C virus infection may be implicated in 12.7% of ocular adnexal marginal zone lymphomas. We present the first case of an orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma that responded to hepatitis C virus medical treatment. A 62-year-old male with a right-sided orbital mass was diagnosed with stage IIA orbital marginal zone lymphoma in addition to hepatitis C virus infection based on clinical, imaging, laboratory, and histological examinations. The systemic and orbital responses were achieved 1 year after undergoing hepatitis C virus treatment with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. The association between the hepatitis C virus infection and orbital-systemic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is relevant. Accordingly, patients with orbital mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma should be assessed for hepatitis C virus seroreactivity for therapeutic and prognostic purposes.

Iridochorioretinal coloboma associated with buried optic nerve drusen: a case report / Coloboma irido-coriorretiniano associado a drusas enterradas do nervo óptico: Relato de caso

ABSTRACT Improper closure of the embryonic fissure results in ocular coloboma. Optic nerve head drusen are hyaline deposits located anterior to the lamina cribosa that grow and calcify over time. It is rarely associated with ocular coloboma, with only two cases reported. We present a patient with an irido-chorioretinal coloboma, poorly defined optic nerve limits in the right eye, and increased papillary vascular ramification and peripapillary atrophy in the left eye, without any visible drusen. Fundus autofluorescence, high-resolution optical coherence tomography, and B-scan ultrasonography confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral buried optic nerve head drusen. The association between irido-chorioretinal colobomas and optic nerve drusen in the absence of a systemic disease is exceptional. Our case demonstrates that multimodal imaging is important to correctly diagnose buried optic nerve head drusen.

RESUMO O coloboma ocular é o resultado de um fechamento impróprio da fissura embrionária. As drusas da cabeça do nervo óptico são depósitos hialinos localizados anteriormente à lâmina cribosa que crescem e se calcificam com o tempo. A associação de ambos é rara, com apenas dois casos descritos na literatura. Apresentamos um paciente com coloboma irido-coriorretiniano e limites do nervo óptico mal definidos em seu olho direito, e aumento da ramificação vascular papilar e atrofia peripapilar em seu olho esquerdo, sem drusas visíveis. Autofluorescência de fundo, tomografia de coerência óptica de alta resolução e ultrassonografia B-scan foram realizadas confirmando o diagnóstico de drusas enterradas bilaterais da cabeça do nervo óptico. A associação entre colobomas irido-coriorretinianos com drusas do nervo óptico na ausência de doença sistêmica é excepcional. Nosso caso demonstra a importância da imagem multimodal para o diagnóstico correto de drusas enterradas de cabeça do nervo óptico.

Iridochorioretinal coloboma associated with buried optic nerve drusen: a case report.

Improper closure of the embryonic fissure results in ocular coloboma. Optic nerve head drusen are hyaline deposits located anterior to the lamina cribosa that grow and calcify over time. It is rarely associated with ocular coloboma, with only two cases reported. We present a patient with an irido-chorioretinal coloboma, poorly defined optic nerve limits in the right eye, and increased papillary vascular ramification and peripapillary atrophy in the left eye, without any visible drusen. Fundus autofluorescence, high-resolution optical coherence tomography, and B-scan ultrasonography confirmed the diagnosis of bilateral buried optic nerve head drusen. The association between irido-chorioretinal colobomas and optic nerve drusen in the absence of a systemic disease is exceptional. Our case demonstrates that multimodal imaging is important to correctly diagnose buried optic nerve head drusen.

Sterile, recurrent, and bilateral corneal perforation related to primary biliary cirrhosis complicated by secondary Sjögren syndrome and vitamin A deficiency / Perfuração estéril, recorrente e bilateral da córnea relacionada à cirrose biliar primária agravada com síndrome de Sjögren secundária e deficiência de vitamina A

ABSTRACT Primary biliary cirrhosis is a rare progressive autoimmune liver disease that causes chronic cholestasis. Of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, 75% develop secondary Sjogren syndrome and could develop vitamin A deficiency. Here, we report the case of a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis who developed a secondary Sjogren syndrome and vitamin A deficiency, which led to severe and unusual eye involvement with multiple and recurrent spontaneous corneal perforations. Corneal perforations in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and secondary Sjogren syndrome are rare but devastating complications, in contrast to other eye clinical manifestations of the disease.

RESUMO A cirrose biliar primária é uma doença hepática autoimune progressiva rara que causa colestase crônica. 75% dos pacientes com Cirrose Biliar Primária desenvolvem Síndrome de Sjögren Secundária, e podem também desenvolver deficiência de vitamina A. Aqui, relatamos um paciente com Cirrose Biliar Primária que desenvolveu Síndrome de Sjögren Secundária e deficiência de vitamina A, levando a envolvimento ocular grave e incomum com perfurações espontâneas múltiplas e recorrentes da córnea. Perfurações da córnea em pacientes com Cirrose Biliar Primária e Síndrome de Sjögren Secundária são complicações raras, mas devastadoras, em contraste com outras manifestações clínicas oculares da doença.

Sterile, recurrent, and bilateral corneal perforation related to primary biliary cirrhosis complicated by secondary Sjögren syndrome and vitamin A deficiency.

Primary biliary cirrhosis is a rare progressive autoimmune liver disease that causes chronic cholestasis. Of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, 75% develop secondary Sjogren syndrome and could develop vitamin A deficiency. Here, we report the case of a patient with primary biliary cirrhosis who developed a secondary Sjogren syndrome and vitamin A deficiency, which led to severe and unusual eye involvement with multiple and recurrent spontaneous corneal perforations. Corneal perforations in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and secondary Sjogren syndrome are rare but devastating complications, in contrast to other eye clinical manifestations of the disease.