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Plasma ACTH is an important marker for Cushing syndrome; inaccurate measurement of ACTH concentrations due to the serum heterophile antibody may mislead diagnosis by physicians. We describe the case of a teenage boy with a rare adrenal disease who presented falsely increased ACTH concentrations (20.3pg/ml; Siemens Immulite).

Low dose dexamethasone inhibition test showed no inhibition of serum cortisol. While biochemical evidence suggested ACTH-dependent Cushing, the imaging tests suggested otherwise. Hence, further tests for interference identification, including test platform replacement, sample dilution, PEG precipitation, and use of blocking antibodies, were conducted.

The measurements of the same patient sample on three different analytical platforms suggested ACTH concentrations below 5pg/ml. Serial dilutions of serum samples revealed nonlinearity, PEG recovery resulted in ACTH concentrations dropping to<5pg/ml, and interferences in plasma were blocked by a heterophilic blocking reagent (21.2 vs<5pg/ml), suggesting that assay interference performed on Siemens Immulite led to false-positive ACTH. Finally, the boy was diagnosed with a rare type of ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome.

The inaccurate evaluation of ACTH misled the physicians, increasing treatment time and diagnostic testing. Thus, an anti-interference workflow should be established between physicians and laboratories to avoid such cases in the future.

The inaccurate evaluation of ACTH misled the physicians, increasing treatment time and diagnostic testing. Thus, an anti-interference workflow should be established between physicians and laboratories to avoid such cases in the future.

Studies have implicated temperature and humidity in the pathogenesis of allergic conjunctivitis (AC), as these conditions facilitate air particulate and aeroallergen dispersion and tear film instability. Research also suggests that variation in temperature associates with risk of asthma, but similar data are limited for AC. This study examined associations between several meteorological conditions, including temperature variation, and AC visit risk.

Retrospective, case-crossover study.

Data on individuals diagnosed with AC (via International Classification of Diseases-9 (ICD-9)) at a Veterans Affairs clinic from January 2010-December 2013 was extracted. Local climate data were obtained from the National Climactic Data Center. Utilizing a case-crossover design, all cases were assigned a random control date 90-250 days prior to diagnosis. Daily time-lagged exposures were computed for 30 day lags. Selleckchem AG-1478 The associations between temperature, temperature variation [standard deviation (SD) of temperature], relative were strongest in northern regions, like the PNW.

To determine whether the correlations between the axial length and the aging-dependent and birth year-dependent age are significant.

Retrospective cross-sectional study.

This study included Japanese patients ≥50 years who had undergone cataract surgery at multiple clinics from 2002 to 2020. Only one eye/patient was analyzed. The axial length was measured with the IOL Master. The age-dependent changes were determined by the significance of the correlation between the axial length and age by the birth year. The birth year-dependent changes were determined by the significance of the correlation between the axial length and birth year in the different age groups. The age refers to the age at the time of the cataract surgery. Spearman correlations were calculated. The turning points were identified by the LOESS, NLIN, and HPMIXED procedures.

A total 62,362 eyes (35,508 women, 26,854 men) were studied. The mean age was 72.9±8.4 (SD) years (range, 50∼101), and the mean axial length was 23.90±1.66 mm (SD) (range, 19.20∼37.07). The birth year ranged from 1908 to 1970. Analyses of the birth year-dependent changes showed significant positive correlations in 48 (59.3%) of 81 groups for women and men. The increase in the axial length was birth year-dependent, and the turning point was 1939.4 for women and 1936.7 for men.

The negative and significant correlation between the axial length and age is due to birth year-dependent changes. Birth year-dependent increase in axial length might have continued for several decades from the birth year of the late 1930s.

The negative and significant correlation between the axial length and age is due to birth year-dependent changes. Birth year-dependent increase in axial length might have continued for several decades from the birth year of the late 1930s.

To assess the outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with ocular hypotony following glaucoma surgery.

retrospective case series.

SETTING Multicenter retrospective case series. PATIENTS\INTERVENTION Hypotonic eyes with prior glaucoma surgery which underwent DMEK between January 2013 and July 2019 in in Israel (two centers) and Canada (one center).

Pre/postoperative corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), complications, 3-6-month endothelial cell loss, and intraocular pressure (IOP).

The study included 11 DMEK procedures performed in 10 eyes of 4 males and 6 females aged 65-84 years. Indications for DMEK included 7 cases of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, two cases of failed DMEK and one case of failed DSAEK. All patients had at least one previous trabeculectomy operation. One patient had two trabeculectomy procedures and one tube placement procedure. Two patients had one previous trabeculectomy and one tube placement procedure. The CDVA improved significantly from 1.52±0.68 logMAR preoperatively to 0.49±0.32 logMAR three months postoperatively (p<0.001). Rebubbling occurred in 3/11 procedures (27%). Endothelial cell loss 6-12 months postoperatively was 60%±16 (range 41-89%). At last follow up visit, 6/11 (54%) of the grafts were clear. The remaining five grafts failed at 1 to 4 years postoperatively. Preoperative IOP was 5.1±1.6mmHg (range 1-7mmHg). In all but one patient, postoperative IOP did not increase to more than 13mmHg. In two cases, IOP decreased from 5 and 7mmHg preoperatively, to 1mmHg one year postoperatively.

DMEK is a valid procedure for the treatment of corneal edema in hypotonic eyes following glaucoma procedures. These eyes benefit from improvement in vision post DMEK.

DMEK is a valid procedure for the treatment of corneal edema in hypotonic eyes following glaucoma procedures. These eyes benefit from improvement in vision post DMEK.