Frosted Branch Angiitis (FBA): A case report

The purpose of the study is to describe a rare case report for raising the awareness of existence of this rare ocular disease and also review the characteristics of this disease. A 35-year-old man presented with acute vision loss in both eye after high grade fever. On fundoscopic examination flower petal pattern blood vessel sheathing in temporal quadrant of both eyes was seen. A provisional diagnosis of frosted branch angiitis was considered. The patient responds promptly with Intravenous and oral corticosteroid. A total of 58 cases have been reported in worldwide literature. The disease is likely to represent a common immune pathway in response to multiple infective agents. CBMJ 2020 July: Vol. 09 No. 02 P: 42-44

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Lingua plicata in pustular psoriasis: a rare case report

International Journal of Research in Dermatology ◽

10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20183176 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 450

Author(s):

Saurabh Sharma ◽

Anika Goel ◽

Roopam Bassi

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Pustular Psoriasis ◽

High Grade Fever ◽

Generalized Pustular Psoriasis ◽

Rare Case Report ◽

Mucosal Changes ◽

Uncommon Condition ◽

Intravenous Steroids ◽

Pemphigus Vegetans ◽

Lingua Plicata

<p class="abstract">Lingua plicata also referred to as scrotal tongue, furrowed tongue, grooved tongue, and plicated tongue is a relatively uncommon condition. It is characterized by multiple asymptomatic fissures or grooves over the tongue, resembling the surface of the brain due to the appearance of sulci and gyri, hence, it has also been referred to as cerebriform tongue.Despite being an asymptomatic condition, lingua plicata is a cause for concern as it can progress to secondary complications due to trapping of food in the fissures. Lingua plicata has been reported in association with pemphigus vegetans of the neumann variety and very rarely with other dermatological conditions such as psoriasis.Pustular psoriasis is an uncommon form of Psoriasis that may be localized or generalized. Acute generalized pustular psoriasis also known as Von Zumbusch disease, is a condition in which the patient characteristically shows features of toxicity, high grade fever and acute generalized pustules over an erythematous base and may be associated with oral mucosal changes in the form of erythema or geographic tongue. This case report describes a 33 year old male presenting with generalized pustular psoriasis and lingua plicata. The patient was treated with intravenous steroids and oral acitretin following which the psoriatic lesions and lingua plicata remitted.</p>

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Ischemic stroke leading to bilateral vision loss in COVID‐19 patient—A rare case report

Journal of Medical Virology ◽

10.1002/jmv.26484 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 93 (2) ◽

pp. 683-685 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Abdul Wali Khan ◽

Irfan Ullah ◽

Kiran Shafiq Khan

Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Case Report ◽

Rare Case ◽

Vision Loss ◽

Rare Case Report

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A case report on angioedema induced by levofloxacin: an unexpected occurrence

International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology ◽

10.18203/2319-2003.ijbcp20174800 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 2749

Author(s):

Haiya J. Sheth ◽

Shikha V. Sood ◽

Rushin P. Patel ◽

Supriya D. Malhotra

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Tract Infections ◽

Oral Corticosteroid ◽

Cross Reactivity ◽

Beta Lactams ◽

Provisional Diagnosis ◽

Suspected Drug ◽

Drug Induced ◽

Pheniramine Maleate ◽

Tract Infections

Angioedema is an abrupt swelling of the skin, mucous membrane, or both. It can be either food or drug induced. Drug induced Angioedema (allergic or non-allergic) is known with ACE inhibitors, NSAIDs, Beta-lactams. Levofloxacin is a well-tolerated, broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone commonly prescribed for urinary or respiratory tract infections. Common side effects with levofloxacin involve gastrointestinal tract. However, reports on Levofloxacin induced Angioedema are scarce. Hence, we report two cases of Levofloxacin induced Angioedema. In both the cases, patients developed swelling of face following ingestion of Tab. Levofloxacin 500 mg orally BD on previous day. Drug was prescribed for urinary or respiratory infection. After a provisional diagnosis of Levofloxacin induced Angioedema by the dermatologist, both the patients were asked to withdraw the drug immediately. The reaction was treated with Inj. Avil (Pheniramine maleate) 1 cc i.v. stat and Inj. Dexona (Dexamethasone) 2 cc i.v. stat in one patient whereas oral corticosteroid (Tab. Prednisolone 10mg orally OD with tapering dose) was used in second patient. Oral antihistaminics were also prescribed as per the necessity. Both patients recovered within 4-7 days. Both ADRs were uploaded via Vigiflow under Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI) with likely relationship between suspected drug and ADR. Incidence of Drug induced cutaneous ADRs (CADRs) in India is 2.85%. Instances of hypersensitivity or anaphylactic reactions with fluoroquinolones are much lesser and milder than with NSAIDs or Beta-lactams. These reactions are associated with quinolone-specific Ig E. Existence of cross reactivity with quinolones is also high. This property is due to a similar ring (4-oxo-1, 4-dihydroquinoline ring) possessed by all fluoroquinolones. This allergic angioedema confined to the skin can be treated with antihistaminics or glucocorticoids.

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A rare case report of Coats’ disease

Tropical Journal of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology ◽

10.17511/jooo.2020.i07.05 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 194-199

Author(s):

Dr. Vedesh Madan Kulkarni ◽

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Dr. Milind Madhukar Sabnis ◽

Dr. Hardik Kailashbhai Kalaria ◽

Dr. Himali Vivek Agarwal ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Laser Photocoagulation ◽

Rare Case ◽

Vision Loss ◽

Retinal Ischemia ◽

Rare Case Report ◽

Coats Disease ◽

Idiopathic Disease ◽

Systemic Associations

Coats’ disease was first described by George Coats, as a unilateral retinal vascular abnormality.Coats’ disease is a nonhereditary, idiopathic disease presenting with vascular telangiectasia withintraretinal and subretinal exudation with no racial preponderance and systemic associations. Coats’disease presents with a wide ambit of clinical features- vision loss, strabismus, leukocoria, ornystagmus. The three classical features that are pathognomonic of Coats’ are exudative retinaldetachment, telangiectatic vessels, and peripheral retinal ischemia. The modalities for treatment ofCoats disease that can be used are laser photocoagulation, anti-VEGF agents, or a combination ofboth and cryotherapy. This article describes a case report of a 10-year-old male child withcomplaints of painless loss of vision, his ophthalmological evaluation, and the treatment isundertaken.

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