PubMed · 9277708
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K Kitazawa, T Sugisaki. 1997. [Glomerular fibrosis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9277708/
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PURPOSE: To investigate a patient with talc retinopathy who developed macular fibrosis with resultant visual loss. METHODS: A 64-year-old intravenous drug abuser was evaluated for bilateral peripheral retinal neovascularization. He admitted to abusing oral methylphenidate intravenously. Funduscopy showed numerous intravascular talc particles in the macular area of both eyes. Over a period of next 4 years, visually significant macular fibrosis gradually developed in both eyes, the left eye more than the right eye. RESULTS: Fluorescein angiography confirmed the presence of bilateral peripheral retinal neovascularization with adjacent areas of ischemic retina. The patient was treated with peripheral laser treatment to the ischemic retina with resultant regression of peripheral retinal neovascularization. Bilateral macular fibrosis accounted for the reduced vision in our patient. CONCLUSION: Talc retinopathy can be associated with macular fibrosis with resultant visual loss.
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The purpose of this manuscript is to illustrate the key anatomical and biomechanical elements involved in the etiopathogenesis of sciatica, and to demonstrate how periradicular fibrosis contributes to the pathophysiology of recurrent post-operative sciatica. History, etiology, anatomy and diagnosis of herniated inter-vertebral disc are reviewed. The straight leg raising exam is a well accepted test in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. In the post-operative patients, the results of the straight leg raising test are affected by the presence of scar and fibrosis around the lumbar root(s) involved. The mechanisms by which perineural fibrosis and adhesions change and compromise the neural dynamics and causes symptoms to recur in the post-operative patient are discussed. Due to its dramatic clinical relevance, prevention of periradicular fibrosis has high priority in the surgical management of herniated lumbar disc. Such a goal should be obtained by using a combination of appropriate indication to surgery, impeccable operative technique and the use of an effective anti-fibrotic agent.