01 Dec 2011
| by Dr Mahreen Ameen
Onchocerciasis, a filarial disease of the skin and eyes, is endemic mainly in sub-Saharan Africa and to a lesser ...
of microfilariae which migrate throughout the body including the eyes. The death of microfilariae results ...
(Photograph: Dr Mahreen Ameen)
Eye disease can result in blindness. Ocular changes include uveitis ...
01 Sep 2011
| by Dr Stuart Winearls and Dr Anton B Alexandroff
Dermatomyositis: purplish erythematous rash around the eyes (Photographs: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS ...
his eyes (pictured above) and scaly nodules on the bony prominences of his hands (pictured below). His ...
01 Mar 2011
| by Dr Anja K Weidmann and Dr Firas Al-Niaimi
of the disease can include fever, fatigue, malaise, GI symptoms or soreness of the eyes or joints ...
09 Feb 2011
| by Dr Richard Ma
The crab louse, Phthirus pubis , and its eggs may be visible to the naked eye in hair-bearing areas ...
01 Dec 2010
| by Julie Van Onselen
as the worst flare of eczema he had ever experienced. His face erupted in blisters, his left eye became swollen and his eyelids were so swollen, he could not open his eyes for a time. Conjunctival opacity developed ...
surrounding his left eye had resolved but remained painful, particularly at night. The herpes simplex around ...
01 Dec 2010
| by Anuja Sharma, Dr Daniel Creamer and Dr Sarah Walsh
region, and can involve the eyes, lips, tongue, larynx or oropharynx. Drug-induced urticaria can ...
01 Sep 2010
| by Dr W Iain F Henderson
concern possible aches and pains (especially during vigorous exercise), dryness of the skin, eye ...
01 Jun 2010
| by Dr Margred Capel
separate sharp pain radiating to his left eye, ear and vertex. The titration of opioid medication ...
01 Mar 2010
| by Dr Paul Charlson
eye. BT is also useful to treat the 'bunny lines' at the side of the nose and smoker's lines ...
01 Dec 2009
| by Dr Muireann Kelleher and Dr Gargi Patel
secondary to punctate inner choroidopathy during pregnancy. Eye 2008; doi:10.1038/eye.2008.218 27 ...