[Mooren's ulcer treated by cervical sympathectomy: a possible new therapy (author's transl)]. / Ulcère de Mooren : nouvelle possibilité thérapeutique par la sympathectomie cervicale.

The authors report a very serious case of Mooren's ulcer, which did not show any improvement with local and general treatment. This case which showed a Raynaud's phenomenon was completely cured after ablation of superior cervical ganglion and bilateral peri-carotid sympathectomy. In the authors opinion, in accordance with many instances in the literature, Mooren's ulcer has initially a sympathetic origin. Furthermore, in these cases of Mooren's ulcer in which an etiologic agent has been demonstrated, the authors believe that this agent is superimposed, and can, cause a sympathetic angiospasm, which often makes useless the various medical or surgical treatments experienced to date.

Acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy.

A typical affection of the pigment epithelium was described for the first time by Scuderi and colleagues in 1948, characterized by visual loss and the ophthalmoscopic finding of exudative, yellowish white spots at the posterior pole, a favorable course and a quick healing, defined as "benign external exudative retinitis." We illustrate another 13 cases of this disease angiographically studied and define its characteristics, proposing the denomination of "acute posterior multifocal placoid pigment epitheliopathy." We underline that the multiple placoid pigment epitheliopathy described by Gass and co-workers in 1968 is identical to the disease described by Scuderi in 1948.