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Uchoandro Bezerra Costa Uchoa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Síndrome de Cogan: achados oculares em um caso da forma atípica
Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia, 2006Co-Authors: Ana Karina Santiago De Medeiros Lima, Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia, Marco Antônio Rey De Faria, Uchoandro Bezerra Costa UchoaAbstract:Cogan's syndrome is an unusual multisystemic disease characterized by intersticial keratitis in association with vestibuloauditory dysfunction and possible irreversible deafness, classified into 2 clinical types: typical and atypical. There is disagreement in the literature about corneal disease in the atypical variety. A 32-year-old woman complaining of ocular hyperemia and ocular Pain, photophobia and visual acuity loss in the right eye associated with sudden left hearing loss, vomiting, diarrhea, oliguria, Oropharynx Pain and fever. Previous history of similar disease in left eye and right hearing. There was intense conjunctival hyperemia, nodular scleritis, episcleritis, and circular infiltrates in the corneal stroma. The patient received pulse-therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. She exhibited significant ocular improvement but poor hearing results. The reported case may be a typical Cogan's syndrome (according to authors that assert the non-existence of corneal disease in the atypical type) with some findings characteristic of the atypical type or an atypical Cogan's syndrome (for those asserting that it is a corneal disease). Differential diagnosis is also discussed.
Ana Karina Santiago De Medeiros Lima - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Síndrome de Cogan: achados oculares em um caso da forma atípica
Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia, 2006Co-Authors: Ana Karina Santiago De Medeiros Lima, Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia, Marco Antônio Rey De Faria, Uchoandro Bezerra Costa UchoaAbstract:Cogan's syndrome is an unusual multisystemic disease characterized by intersticial keratitis in association with vestibuloauditory dysfunction and possible irreversible deafness, classified into 2 clinical types: typical and atypical. There is disagreement in the literature about corneal disease in the atypical variety. A 32-year-old woman complaining of ocular hyperemia and ocular Pain, photophobia and visual acuity loss in the right eye associated with sudden left hearing loss, vomiting, diarrhea, oliguria, Oropharynx Pain and fever. Previous history of similar disease in left eye and right hearing. There was intense conjunctival hyperemia, nodular scleritis, episcleritis, and circular infiltrates in the corneal stroma. The patient received pulse-therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. She exhibited significant ocular improvement but poor hearing results. The reported case may be a typical Cogan's syndrome (according to authors that assert the non-existence of corneal disease in the atypical type) with some findings characteristic of the atypical type or an atypical Cogan's syndrome (for those asserting that it is a corneal disease). Differential diagnosis is also discussed.
Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Síndrome de Cogan: achados oculares em um caso da forma atípica
Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia, 2006Co-Authors: Ana Karina Santiago De Medeiros Lima, Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia, Marco Antônio Rey De Faria, Uchoandro Bezerra Costa UchoaAbstract:Cogan's syndrome is an unusual multisystemic disease characterized by intersticial keratitis in association with vestibuloauditory dysfunction and possible irreversible deafness, classified into 2 clinical types: typical and atypical. There is disagreement in the literature about corneal disease in the atypical variety. A 32-year-old woman complaining of ocular hyperemia and ocular Pain, photophobia and visual acuity loss in the right eye associated with sudden left hearing loss, vomiting, diarrhea, oliguria, Oropharynx Pain and fever. Previous history of similar disease in left eye and right hearing. There was intense conjunctival hyperemia, nodular scleritis, episcleritis, and circular infiltrates in the corneal stroma. The patient received pulse-therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. She exhibited significant ocular improvement but poor hearing results. The reported case may be a typical Cogan's syndrome (according to authors that assert the non-existence of corneal disease in the atypical type) with some findings characteristic of the atypical type or an atypical Cogan's syndrome (for those asserting that it is a corneal disease). Differential diagnosis is also discussed.
Marco Antônio Rey De Faria - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Síndrome de Cogan: achados oculares em um caso da forma atípica
Arquivos Brasileiros De Oftalmologia, 2006Co-Authors: Ana Karina Santiago De Medeiros Lima, Carlos Alexandre De Amorim Garcia, Marco Antônio Rey De Faria, Uchoandro Bezerra Costa UchoaAbstract:Cogan's syndrome is an unusual multisystemic disease characterized by intersticial keratitis in association with vestibuloauditory dysfunction and possible irreversible deafness, classified into 2 clinical types: typical and atypical. There is disagreement in the literature about corneal disease in the atypical variety. A 32-year-old woman complaining of ocular hyperemia and ocular Pain, photophobia and visual acuity loss in the right eye associated with sudden left hearing loss, vomiting, diarrhea, oliguria, Oropharynx Pain and fever. Previous history of similar disease in left eye and right hearing. There was intense conjunctival hyperemia, nodular scleritis, episcleritis, and circular infiltrates in the corneal stroma. The patient received pulse-therapy with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide. She exhibited significant ocular improvement but poor hearing results. The reported case may be a typical Cogan's syndrome (according to authors that assert the non-existence of corneal disease in the atypical type) with some findings characteristic of the atypical type or an atypical Cogan's syndrome (for those asserting that it is a corneal disease). Differential diagnosis is also discussed.
Arthur R. Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Symptom Monitoring and Dependent Care During Cancer Treatment in Children: Pilot Study
Cancer Nursing, 2006Co-Authors: Phoebe D. Williams, Jami Schmideskamp, E. Ridder, Arthur R. WilliamsAbstract:: Symptom monitoring by parents/caregivers of children with cancer and what the caregiver and child did to help alleviate symptoms during chemotherapy were studied. The Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist (TRSC) child version was administered to parents/caregivers of 11 children and adolescents (mean age, 10.4 years; SD, 6.1 years; range, 2-18 years; 45% were boys). The Karnofsky scale was completed by clinicians to rate the child's functional status. The TRSC child version and functional status scores were inversely related. All children experienced nausea; the most frequent symptoms reported were in TRSC subscales: fatigue, nausea, eating, fever, Oropharynx, Pain, and hair loss. Care strategies that helped were distraction, massage, mouth rinses, and vitamins; some reported that their child received medications for Pain, nausea, and vomiting. Using complementary medicine categories, the care strategies were diet/nutrition/lifestyle change (eg, more high-fat, high-calorie foods; new foods; any food the child likes; and much sleep and rest); mind/body control (eg, play, video games, television, reading, activity puzzle, breathing exercises, relaxation methods, and prayer); manual healing method (massage and skin-to-skin contact); and biologic treatments (vitamins). The first 2 categories were the most used. Systematic assessment with a self-report checklist enables the provider to identify and prioritize (according to reported severity) those symptoms needing intervention.