Ocular Manifestation of Histoplasmosis*

De novo lesions in presumed ocular histoplasmosis-like syndrome.

“…The age, race, sex, geography, emotional or physical stress, and bilaterality represented by these two cases of POHS are consistent with those factors described in large surveys as typical of POHS (Krill and others, I 969;Schlaegel and others, I967;Makley and others, 1965;Maumenee, I965;Gass, I967;Woods and Wahlen, I960; Krause and Hopkins, 1951;Van Metre and Maumenee, 1964;Schlaegel, 1975;Gass and Wilkenson, 1972).…”

“…Thirdly, at least 25 per cent of patients do not have peripapillary scarring (Schlaegel and others, I967;Schlaegel, 1974). Fourthly, epidemiological surveys attempting to characterize peripheral atrophic choroidal scars (Krause and Hopkins, 1951) in POHS have greatly clarified the appearance of these spots. Yet there are no rigid criteria for (a) 'peripheral' (?…”

Choroïdopathie maculaire hémorragique chez les sujets jeunes

“…D'autre part. Krause et Hopkins [1951], ainsi que Schlaegel et al [1967], ont observé une exacerbation du foyer maculaire après le test cutané. Smith et G anley [1971], ainsi que Ganley et al [1973] Dans la littérature américaine on insiste sur l'anergie à la tuberculine.…”

The Use of Amphotericin B in Selected Cases of Chorioretinitis*

“…Krause (25) (26), however, treated a postoperative cataract extraction endophthalmitis in one human eye with intraocular, subcutaneous, and subconjunctival Amphotericin B. The eye was salvaged but was amaurotic.…”