Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Selected Systemic Diseases
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-3645-4 (ISBN)
This text presents current information on retinal and choroidal manifestations of systemic diseases from leading experts in the field. Topics include retinal and choroidal manifestations of AIDS, pediatric diseases, toxicity of systemic drugs, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN), viral and fungal diseases, sarcoidosis, Behçet's disease, carotid artery and renal diseases, changes related to pregnancy, intraocular lymphoma, and more. Their knowledge and experience will assist ophthalmologists, retina specialists, uveitis and ocular oncology specialists, and general physicians approach a level of knowledge about retinal and choroidal manifestations of systemic diseases to benefit patients in everyday clinical practice.
Dr. J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, FACS, is the author of Retinal Angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography (Springer, 2009) and the served as Professor and Chairman of the Retina and Vitreous Service of Clinica Oftalmologica Centro Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela (1996-2011). He has held Retina and Vitreous Fellowships in Clinica Barraquer and Fundacion Oftalmologica Nacional (Bogota, Colombia) as well as at the University of California San Diego with William Freeman, MD. He has also held the Uveitis and Intraocular Inflammation Fellowship at the University of California San Diego with William Freeman, MD and the Ocular Oncology Fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital with Jerry Shields, MD. Dr. Arevalo was invited by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore to work as Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief of the Retina Division of the King Khaled Eye Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a three year tenure starting on July 2011, followed by an appointment at the Wilmer Eye Institute starting July 2014.
Foreword: Lawrence A. Yannuzzi, MD.- Preface.- Contributors.- 1.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of HIV/AIDS.- 2.Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis (DUSN).- 3.Posterior Pole Manifestations of Cycticercosis.- 4.Posterior Pole Manifestations of Toxocariasis.- 5.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Tuberculosis.- 6.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Toxoplasmosis.- 7.Retinal and Choroidal Changes in Bartonellosis, Lyme Disease, and Syphilis.- 8.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Viral Diseases.- 9.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Fungal Diseases.- 10.Endogenous Endophthalmitis.- 11.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Sarcoidosis.- 12.Posterior Pole Manifestations of Behçet's disease.- 13.Intraocular Lymphoma.- 14.Choroidal and Retinal Metastasis.- 15.Autoimmune Retinopathy and Paraneoplastic Syndromes.- 16.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases.- 17.Fundus Manifestations of the Oculoneurocutaneous Syndromes (Phakomatoses).- 18.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).- 19.Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease.- 20.Retinal Detachment and Lens Subluxation in Marfan Syndrome.- 21.Diabetic Retinopathy.- 22.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Systemic Hypertension.- 23.Posterior Pole Manifestations of Hematologic Diseases.- 24.The Ocular Ischemic Syndrome.- 25.Ocular Manifestations of Pregnancy.- 26.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Systemic Medications.- 27.Retinal and Choroidal Manifestations of Renal Diseases.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.8.2012 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XVII, 539 p. |
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde | |
| Schlagworte | Behcet's Disease • choroidal changes in systematic hypertension • Diabetic retinopathy • eye in systemic disease • immunology and the eye • Intraocular lymphoma • ocular complication in pregnancy • ocular manifestations of hypertension • phacomatosis • retinal detachment in Marfan syndrome • retinal manifestations cartoid artery disease • retinal manifestations of viral diseases • retinal manifestations pediatric |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4614-3645-1 / 1461436451 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4614-3645-4 / 9781461436454 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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