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Papers by Svetislav Milenkovic

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011

Ophthalmic Research, 2008

Plaque morphea is a superficial type of morphea (localized scleroderma) which is characterized by... more Plaque morphea is a superficial type of morphea (localized scleroderma) which is characterized by various fibrotic areas of the dermis without systemic features. We present a 63-year-old man with morphea en plaque. The skin on his forearms and feet was taut, thickened and hidebound with scattered telangiectatic changes. Autoantibody profile was obtained and only ANA were positive (1:80). The patient had a decreased vision in the only functional, left eye. Our case is specific because the patient negated any kind of health problem, meaning the morphea and visual deterioration were of outstanding importance for him. Choroidal sclerosis and fundus appearance was extremely impressive and, to our knowledge, this is the first report of such unique case of ocular involvement in the literature.

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, Nov 30, 2013

The aim of our study was to examine blood pressure (BP) changes in hypertensive and nonhypertensi... more The aim of our study was to examine blood pressure (BP) changes in hypertensive and nonhypertensive patients after intravitreal bevacizumab injections and to assess whether intravitreal bevacizumab carries an associated vascular risk in patients with exudative ocular disease. We also aimed to estimate the influence of gender. The study included 57 patients with age-related macular degeneration who received an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg (0.1 mL) of bevacizumab. We analyzed systolic and diastolic BP values separately. Patients were divided into males and females, and into hypertensives and normotensives based on their BP values. BP was measured before bevacizumab administration, and 10 minutes, 1 hour, 2 days, 7 days and 6 weeks after the injection. Males had a statistically significant decline in systolic BP values 1 hour and 6 weeks after drug administration (p<0.05). The most notable significant decline in diastolic BP values was for males and for normotensive participants 1 hour after drug administration (p<0.05), while the most notable decline in diastolic BP values for females and for hypertensive participants was 7 days after drug administration, with statistical significance only for hypertensive patients (p<0.01). For males it was noticed that a statistically significant decline in diastolic BP persisted after 6 weeks (p<0.05). An intravitreal bevacizumab injection is safe as regards BP changes over 6 weeks post administration. Regular follow up for 6 weeks should be mandatory in order to promptly recognize individuals who have changes in BP values and include them in BP treatment in order to prevent complications.

Spektrum Augenheilkd, 2004

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica Et Adriatica, Jun 1, 2007

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent episodes of facial flus... more Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent episodes of facial flushing, erythema, papules, pustules, and telangiectasia. More than half of all rosacea patients may have ocular symptoms. Rosacea is associated with certain digestive diseases, such as gastritis, hypochlorhydria, or a number of jejunal mucosal abnormalities, and many patients have Helicobacter pylori infection. The role of Helicobacter pylori has often been a subject of investigation; these studies show conflicting results. Here we present results of the effects of treatment given for H. pylori eradication in seven patients with ocular rosacea that, at the same time, had clinical and serological evidence of H. pylori infection. Six weeks after completion of the treatment, all patients experienced improvement of their rosacea symptoms. Ocular disease responded better than cutaneous rosacea.

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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo

Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder, affecting the face and chest, and develops mostly in the 3rd ... more Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder, affecting the face and chest, and develops mostly in the 3rd to 6th decades of life. It is characterized by erythema, telangiectasias, and recurrent flushings. During the time of this chronic inflammation, skin typically develops papules, pustules, and swelling. Ocular involvement occurs in 3 to 58% of patients with skin changes. Common ocular signs include blepharoconjunctivitis, meibomitis, and dry eyes. Rosacea keratitis, when present, however, has a poor prognosis and may lead to blindness. Among skin diseases, Helicobacter pylori infection has been often related with rosacea. A higher prevalence of indigestion and Helicobacter pylori infection in rosacea patients than in healthy controls has been reported. However, no causal relation has been identified. On the other hand, oral treatment with metronidazole is beneficial in all of three mentioned manifestations of rosacea (skin, eye, indigestion). There is obvious need for multidisciplinary ap...

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2013

Introduction. Sj?gren?s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, clinically ma... more Introduction. Sj?gren?s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, clinically manifested by dry eyes (xerophthalmia) and dry mouth (xerostomia). In childhood SS is a rare disease, clinically atypically or asymptomatic and is often unrecognized. We report a girl with asymptomatic, juvenile form of primary Sj?gren?s syndrome (JSS). Case Outline. A 13?year?old girl was initially observed for several months due to elevated sedimentation rate (ESR 75?90 mm/h) without signs of inflammation or other symptoms and disease signs. Subjective symptoms of dryness of the eyes and mouth were absent at the beginning. Ophthalmologic examination demonstrated hypolacrimia although the patients had no subjective signs of xerophthalmia. Ultrasonography (US) revealed mild enlargement and heterogeneity of large salivary glands parenchyma. Increased rheumatoid factor (RF), anti SS?A/Ro, anti SS?B/La antibodies were found in serum. Ophthalmologic examination demonstrated decreased lacrimati...

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2014

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2005

Background. Radiation retinopathy is vasculopathy induced by ionising radiation delivered by eith... more Background. Radiation retinopathy is vasculopathy induced by ionising radiation delivered by either brachytherapy or teletherapy for ocular and nonocular malignancies. The first signs of radiation retinopathy typically occur a few months to a few years after the exposure to ionizing radiation. Case report. In the 3 of our patients, changes like capillary telangiectasia, microaneurysms, intraretinal hemorrhages, hard exudation, and capillary nonperfusion showed a clinical picture of macular edema. Two of the patients were suspected of diabetic retinopathy, and 1 patient had optic neuropathy. In our group of patients a latent period was between 3 and 8 years. The incidence of radiation retinopathy increases significantly with the total doses of radiation above 45 Gy, and, thus, it has not been found in the lower doses. Conclusion. Radiation retinopathy is a diagnostical and therapentical problem. Clinical picture can be identical to that of diabetic retinopathy suggesting a common pat...

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2005

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2004

Five cases of ocular rosacea (one male and four females) are reported in this paper. Two of the p... more Five cases of ocular rosacea (one male and four females) are reported in this paper. Two of the patients were with keratoconjunctivitis sicca, one with conjunctivitis chronica and blepharitis, one with conjunctivitis chronica and meibomitis, and one with reccurent corneal erosions with meibomitis and chordeloum. In four patients ocular symptoms preceded the occurence of skin lesions. The treatment with oral tetracyclines significantly improved the state of ocular rosacea in four patients, while in one case the changes of the anterior eye segment progressed in more severe state of ulcerative keratitis. It is considered that in almost 20% of the patients with rosacea ocular lesions may precede the skin changes, representing a diagnostic problem. Thus, in those cases multidisciplinary approach is suggested. Such approach is particularly important because of the decrease of morbidity and the prevention of the onset of the eye complications such as drastic worsening of visual acuity, i.e...

Clinical Dysmorphology, 2013

Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, c... more Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, cardiomyopathy, progressive renal and hepatic dysfunction, and endocrinological features such as severe insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypogonadism. Widespread fibrosis leads to multiple organ failure. Mutations in ALMS1 cause Alström's syndrome. Two agematched, unrelated adolescent males of Serbian descent with Alström syndrome underwent an extensive workup of blood chemistries, and ophthalmological, audiological, and genetic evaluations. Although both showed typical features of Alström syndrome in childhood, several differences were observed that have not been reported previously. Patient 1 was first studied at the age of 13 years for multisystemic disease and re-evaluated at the age of 15.5 years. Patient 2 is a 15-year-old boy who presented at birth with epilepsy and psychomotor developmental delay and generalized tonic-clonic seizures with severe cognitive impairment, features not documented previously in this syndrome. Sequencing analysis indicated two novel ALMS1 mutations in exon 8: p.E1055GfsX4 and p.T1386NfsX15. Metabolic and physiological similarities were observed in both patients, including severe insulin resistance, and truncal obesity with fat loss suggestive of partial lipodystrophy, supporting evidence for a role for ALMS1 in adipose tissue function. The unusual phenotypes of clonic-tonic seizures and severe cognitive abnormalities and lipodystrophy-like adiposity pattern have not been documented previously in Alström syndrome and may be an under-reported abnormality.

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2011

Background/Aim. There are studies stressing out that atherosclerosis is most common associated sy... more Background/Aim. There are studies stressing out that atherosclerosis is most common associated systemic condition in patients with retinal artery occlusion. The aim of this study was to analyze values of body mass index and lipid fractions in healthy individuals and patients with retinal artery occlusion. Methods. This study included 90 participants during a 6-year period. The population was divided into 2 groups: the group with the diagnosed retinal artery occlusion and the group without retinal artery occlusion. The observed parameters were as follows: body mass index, low and high density lipoproteins and triglycerides. Results. The study revealed no significant difference regarding body mass index and triglycerides values between the two evaluated groups, while low and high density lipoproteins values were significantly higher in the group of patients with retinal artery occlusion. Conclusions. The study demonstrated that body mass index and triglycerides have less important rol...

Medicinski glasnik : official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2014

To evaluate correlation of atherogenic risk factors between patients with retinal artery occlusio... more To evaluate correlation of atherogenic risk factors between patients with retinal artery occlusion (RAO) and matched population, including those with central RAO and branch RAO. Seventy-two participants from 2 groups were evaluated: a group with diagnosed RAO (first group; 45 participants) and a matched control group including those without RAO or any other ophthalmological disease (second group; 27 participants). From those with diagnosed RAO patients with central RAO and patients with branch RAO were evaluated separately. Additional parameters that were observed included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting glucose levels, triglycerides, LDL and HDL cholesterol fractions levels, presence of metabolic syndrome and hyperlipoproteinemia. There was a significant increase of LDL mean values in the group of patients with RAO. Hypertension (88.9%), hyperlipoproteinemia (68.9%) and metabolic syndrome (53.3%) were significantly more frequent in patients with RAO, while gender and...

Spektrum der Augenheilkunde, 2004

ist eine Systemerkrankung, die bei Patienten auftritt, die mehr als 55 Jahre alt sind. GZA greift... more ist eine Systemerkrankung, die bei Patienten auftritt, die mehr als 55 Jahre alt sind. GZA greift meistens mittelgroBe Haupt-, Herz-and Augengefal3e an. Die Manifestationsarten dieser Erkrankung im Auge umfassen die vordere ischamische optische Neuropathie, die Okklusion der zentralen retinalen Arterien and gelegentlich vorkommende Lahmungen der oculomotorischen Hirnnerven. Neue Studien zeigen, dass eine Claudication im Kiefer sowie Schmerzen im Schulterbereich, and eine erhohte Blutsenkung (von 47 bis 107 mm/h) bzw. ein erhohtes C-reaktives Protein (CRP) von uber 2,45 mg/dl stark mit einem positiven Befund bei der Biopsie der Temporalarterie korreliert. Wir beschreiben den Fall eines unserer Patienten, der eine Okklusion der Arteria centralis retinae sowie eine erhohte Blutsenkung von 100 mm/h, ein erhohtes CRP von 11 mg/L and ein Fibrinogen von 9,6 g/L vorwies. Die endgultige Diagnose der gigantozellularen Arteritis wurde durch eine Biopsie der rechten Temporalarterie bestatigt.

Spektrum Der Augenheilkunde, 2010

Zusammenfassung ZIELSETZUNG: Die Bewertung der Korrelation zwischen Wechselstoffkontrolle und Pr... more Zusammenfassung ZIELSETZUNG: Die Bewertung der Korrelation zwischen Wechselstoffkontrolle und Präsenz und Schweregrad der diabetischen Retinopathie (DR) bei Patienten mit Typ-2-Diabetes. METHODEN: Diese Querschnittstudie umfasste 80 Patienten, die in vier Gruppen eingeordnet wurden, nach der Dauer der Krankheit: de novo; bis zu 10 Jahren; 11 bis 20 Jahre; und über 20 Jahre. Um die Stoffwechselkontrolle zu bewerten wurden bei jedem Patient die

Placenta, 2004

While the presence and distribution of galectin-1 and galectin-3 in different normal trophoblast ... more While the presence and distribution of galectin-1 and galectin-3 in different normal trophoblast cell populations is known, no information is available regarding their occurrence in malignant trophoblast of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Galectins-1 and -3 have, however, been implicated in malignancies of other tissues. Immunoreactivity for these galectins in the transformed trophoblast of invasive mole (n = 8), choriocarcinoma (n = 7) and one case of placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) was compared to that of the invasive trophoblast of the normal first trimester of pregnancy implantation sites (n = 9). A large proportion of the transformed trophoblast cells of all GTD studied were positive for galectin-1 and galectin-3. Immunoreactivity was scored semiquantitatively to include both the prevalence among the trophoblast cells and the intensity of staining. Immunoreactivity for both galectin-1 and galectin-3 in gestational trophoblastic disease is increased (significant differences at p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test). This finding may suggest a possible implication of galectins-1 and -3 in the invasiveness of the transformed trophoblastic cell, although the exact physiological significance of this finding remains to be determined.

Ophthalmic Research, 2008

Ophthalmic Research, 2010

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011

Ophthalmic Research, 2008

Plaque morphea is a superficial type of morphea (localized scleroderma) which is characterized by... more Plaque morphea is a superficial type of morphea (localized scleroderma) which is characterized by various fibrotic areas of the dermis without systemic features. We present a 63-year-old man with morphea en plaque. The skin on his forearms and feet was taut, thickened and hidebound with scattered telangiectatic changes. Autoantibody profile was obtained and only ANA were positive (1:80). The patient had a decreased vision in the only functional, left eye. Our case is specific because the patient negated any kind of health problem, meaning the morphea and visual deterioration were of outstanding importance for him. Choroidal sclerosis and fundus appearance was extremely impressive and, to our knowledge, this is the first report of such unique case of ocular involvement in the literature.

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 2011

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology, Nov 30, 2013

The aim of our study was to examine blood pressure (BP) changes in hypertensive and nonhypertensi... more The aim of our study was to examine blood pressure (BP) changes in hypertensive and nonhypertensive patients after intravitreal bevacizumab injections and to assess whether intravitreal bevacizumab carries an associated vascular risk in patients with exudative ocular disease. We also aimed to estimate the influence of gender. The study included 57 patients with age-related macular degeneration who received an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg (0.1 mL) of bevacizumab. We analyzed systolic and diastolic BP values separately. Patients were divided into males and females, and into hypertensives and normotensives based on their BP values. BP was measured before bevacizumab administration, and 10 minutes, 1 hour, 2 days, 7 days and 6 weeks after the injection. Males had a statistically significant decline in systolic BP values 1 hour and 6 weeks after drug administration (p<0.05). The most notable significant decline in diastolic BP values was for males and for normotensive participants 1 hour after drug administration (p<0.05), while the most notable decline in diastolic BP values for females and for hypertensive participants was 7 days after drug administration, with statistical significance only for hypertensive patients (p<0.01). For males it was noticed that a statistically significant decline in diastolic BP persisted after 6 weeks (p<0.05). An intravitreal bevacizumab injection is safe as regards BP changes over 6 weeks post administration. Regular follow up for 6 weeks should be mandatory in order to promptly recognize individuals who have changes in BP values and include them in BP treatment in order to prevent complications.

Spektrum Augenheilkd, 2004

Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina Pannonica Et Adriatica, Jun 1, 2007

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent episodes of facial flus... more Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent episodes of facial flushing, erythema, papules, pustules, and telangiectasia. More than half of all rosacea patients may have ocular symptoms. Rosacea is associated with certain digestive diseases, such as gastritis, hypochlorhydria, or a number of jejunal mucosal abnormalities, and many patients have Helicobacter pylori infection. The role of Helicobacter pylori has often been a subject of investigation; these studies show conflicting results. Here we present results of the effects of treatment given for H. pylori eradication in seven patients with ocular rosacea that, at the same time, had clinical and serological evidence of H. pylori infection. Six weeks after completion of the treatment, all patients experienced improvement of their rosacea symptoms. Ocular disease responded better than cutaneous rosacea.

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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo

Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder, affecting the face and chest, and develops mostly in the 3rd ... more Rosacea is a chronic skin disorder, affecting the face and chest, and develops mostly in the 3rd to 6th decades of life. It is characterized by erythema, telangiectasias, and recurrent flushings. During the time of this chronic inflammation, skin typically develops papules, pustules, and swelling. Ocular involvement occurs in 3 to 58% of patients with skin changes. Common ocular signs include blepharoconjunctivitis, meibomitis, and dry eyes. Rosacea keratitis, when present, however, has a poor prognosis and may lead to blindness. Among skin diseases, Helicobacter pylori infection has been often related with rosacea. A higher prevalence of indigestion and Helicobacter pylori infection in rosacea patients than in healthy controls has been reported. However, no causal relation has been identified. On the other hand, oral treatment with metronidazole is beneficial in all of three mentioned manifestations of rosacea (skin, eye, indigestion). There is obvious need for multidisciplinary ap...

Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo, 2013

Introduction. Sj?gren?s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, clinically ma... more Introduction. Sj?gren?s syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology, clinically manifested by dry eyes (xerophthalmia) and dry mouth (xerostomia). In childhood SS is a rare disease, clinically atypically or asymptomatic and is often unrecognized. We report a girl with asymptomatic, juvenile form of primary Sj?gren?s syndrome (JSS). Case Outline. A 13?year?old girl was initially observed for several months due to elevated sedimentation rate (ESR 75?90 mm/h) without signs of inflammation or other symptoms and disease signs. Subjective symptoms of dryness of the eyes and mouth were absent at the beginning. Ophthalmologic examination demonstrated hypolacrimia although the patients had no subjective signs of xerophthalmia. Ultrasonography (US) revealed mild enlargement and heterogeneity of large salivary glands parenchyma. Increased rheumatoid factor (RF), anti SS?A/Ro, anti SS?B/La antibodies were found in serum. Ophthalmologic examination demonstrated decreased lacrimati...

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2014

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2005

Background. Radiation retinopathy is vasculopathy induced by ionising radiation delivered by eith... more Background. Radiation retinopathy is vasculopathy induced by ionising radiation delivered by either brachytherapy or teletherapy for ocular and nonocular malignancies. The first signs of radiation retinopathy typically occur a few months to a few years after the exposure to ionizing radiation. Case report. In the 3 of our patients, changes like capillary telangiectasia, microaneurysms, intraretinal hemorrhages, hard exudation, and capillary nonperfusion showed a clinical picture of macular edema. Two of the patients were suspected of diabetic retinopathy, and 1 patient had optic neuropathy. In our group of patients a latent period was between 3 and 8 years. The incidence of radiation retinopathy increases significantly with the total doses of radiation above 45 Gy, and, thus, it has not been found in the lower doses. Conclusion. Radiation retinopathy is a diagnostical and therapentical problem. Clinical picture can be identical to that of diabetic retinopathy suggesting a common pat...

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2005

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2004

Five cases of ocular rosacea (one male and four females) are reported in this paper. Two of the p... more Five cases of ocular rosacea (one male and four females) are reported in this paper. Two of the patients were with keratoconjunctivitis sicca, one with conjunctivitis chronica and blepharitis, one with conjunctivitis chronica and meibomitis, and one with reccurent corneal erosions with meibomitis and chordeloum. In four patients ocular symptoms preceded the occurence of skin lesions. The treatment with oral tetracyclines significantly improved the state of ocular rosacea in four patients, while in one case the changes of the anterior eye segment progressed in more severe state of ulcerative keratitis. It is considered that in almost 20% of the patients with rosacea ocular lesions may precede the skin changes, representing a diagnostic problem. Thus, in those cases multidisciplinary approach is suggested. Such approach is particularly important because of the decrease of morbidity and the prevention of the onset of the eye complications such as drastic worsening of visual acuity, i.e...

Clinical Dysmorphology, 2013

Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, c... more Alström syndrome is a rare disorder typified by early childhood obesity, neurosensory deficits, cardiomyopathy, progressive renal and hepatic dysfunction, and endocrinological features such as severe insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypogonadism. Widespread fibrosis leads to multiple organ failure. Mutations in ALMS1 cause Alström's syndrome. Two agematched, unrelated adolescent males of Serbian descent with Alström syndrome underwent an extensive workup of blood chemistries, and ophthalmological, audiological, and genetic evaluations. Although both showed typical features of Alström syndrome in childhood, several differences were observed that have not been reported previously. Patient 1 was first studied at the age of 13 years for multisystemic disease and re-evaluated at the age of 15.5 years. Patient 2 is a 15-year-old boy who presented at birth with epilepsy and psychomotor developmental delay and generalized tonic-clonic seizures with severe cognitive impairment, features not documented previously in this syndrome. Sequencing analysis indicated two novel ALMS1 mutations in exon 8: p.E1055GfsX4 and p.T1386NfsX15. Metabolic and physiological similarities were observed in both patients, including severe insulin resistance, and truncal obesity with fat loss suggestive of partial lipodystrophy, supporting evidence for a role for ALMS1 in adipose tissue function. The unusual phenotypes of clonic-tonic seizures and severe cognitive abnormalities and lipodystrophy-like adiposity pattern have not been documented previously in Alström syndrome and may be an under-reported abnormality.

Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2011

Background/Aim. There are studies stressing out that atherosclerosis is most common associated sy... more Background/Aim. There are studies stressing out that atherosclerosis is most common associated systemic condition in patients with retinal artery occlusion. The aim of this study was to analyze values of body mass index and lipid fractions in healthy individuals and patients with retinal artery occlusion. Methods. This study included 90 participants during a 6-year period. The population was divided into 2 groups: the group with the diagnosed retinal artery occlusion and the group without retinal artery occlusion. The observed parameters were as follows: body mass index, low and high density lipoproteins and triglycerides. Results. The study revealed no significant difference regarding body mass index and triglycerides values between the two evaluated groups, while low and high density lipoproteins values were significantly higher in the group of patients with retinal artery occlusion. Conclusions. The study demonstrated that body mass index and triglycerides have less important rol...

Medicinski glasnik : official publication of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2014

To evaluate correlation of atherogenic risk factors between patients with retinal artery occlusio... more To evaluate correlation of atherogenic risk factors between patients with retinal artery occlusion (RAO) and matched population, including those with central RAO and branch RAO. Seventy-two participants from 2 groups were evaluated: a group with diagnosed RAO (first group; 45 participants) and a matched control group including those without RAO or any other ophthalmological disease (second group; 27 participants). From those with diagnosed RAO patients with central RAO and patients with branch RAO were evaluated separately. Additional parameters that were observed included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting glucose levels, triglycerides, LDL and HDL cholesterol fractions levels, presence of metabolic syndrome and hyperlipoproteinemia. There was a significant increase of LDL mean values in the group of patients with RAO. Hypertension (88.9%), hyperlipoproteinemia (68.9%) and metabolic syndrome (53.3%) were significantly more frequent in patients with RAO, while gender and...

Spektrum der Augenheilkunde, 2004

ist eine Systemerkrankung, die bei Patienten auftritt, die mehr als 55 Jahre alt sind. GZA greift... more ist eine Systemerkrankung, die bei Patienten auftritt, die mehr als 55 Jahre alt sind. GZA greift meistens mittelgroBe Haupt-, Herz-and Augengefal3e an. Die Manifestationsarten dieser Erkrankung im Auge umfassen die vordere ischamische optische Neuropathie, die Okklusion der zentralen retinalen Arterien and gelegentlich vorkommende Lahmungen der oculomotorischen Hirnnerven. Neue Studien zeigen, dass eine Claudication im Kiefer sowie Schmerzen im Schulterbereich, and eine erhohte Blutsenkung (von 47 bis 107 mm/h) bzw. ein erhohtes C-reaktives Protein (CRP) von uber 2,45 mg/dl stark mit einem positiven Befund bei der Biopsie der Temporalarterie korreliert. Wir beschreiben den Fall eines unserer Patienten, der eine Okklusion der Arteria centralis retinae sowie eine erhohte Blutsenkung von 100 mm/h, ein erhohtes CRP von 11 mg/L and ein Fibrinogen von 9,6 g/L vorwies. Die endgultige Diagnose der gigantozellularen Arteritis wurde durch eine Biopsie der rechten Temporalarterie bestatigt.

Spektrum Der Augenheilkunde, 2010

Zusammenfassung ZIELSETZUNG: Die Bewertung der Korrelation zwischen Wechselstoffkontrolle und Pr... more Zusammenfassung ZIELSETZUNG: Die Bewertung der Korrelation zwischen Wechselstoffkontrolle und Präsenz und Schweregrad der diabetischen Retinopathie (DR) bei Patienten mit Typ-2-Diabetes. METHODEN: Diese Querschnittstudie umfasste 80 Patienten, die in vier Gruppen eingeordnet wurden, nach der Dauer der Krankheit: de novo; bis zu 10 Jahren; 11 bis 20 Jahre; und über 20 Jahre. Um die Stoffwechselkontrolle zu bewerten wurden bei jedem Patient die

Placenta, 2004

While the presence and distribution of galectin-1 and galectin-3 in different normal trophoblast ... more While the presence and distribution of galectin-1 and galectin-3 in different normal trophoblast cell populations is known, no information is available regarding their occurrence in malignant trophoblast of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD). Galectins-1 and -3 have, however, been implicated in malignancies of other tissues. Immunoreactivity for these galectins in the transformed trophoblast of invasive mole (n = 8), choriocarcinoma (n = 7) and one case of placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) was compared to that of the invasive trophoblast of the normal first trimester of pregnancy implantation sites (n = 9). A large proportion of the transformed trophoblast cells of all GTD studied were positive for galectin-1 and galectin-3. Immunoreactivity was scored semiquantitatively to include both the prevalence among the trophoblast cells and the intensity of staining. Immunoreactivity for both galectin-1 and galectin-3 in gestational trophoblastic disease is increased (significant differences at p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney Rank Sum Test). This finding may suggest a possible implication of galectins-1 and -3 in the invasiveness of the transformed trophoblastic cell, although the exact physiological significance of this finding remains to be determined.

Ophthalmic Research, 2008

Ophthalmic Research, 2010