• Are stray dogs confined in animal shelters at increased risk of seropositivity to Leishmania infantum? A case control study 

      Saridomichelakis M.N., Apostolidis K.N., Chatzis M.K., Petanides T., Kokkinaki K., Athanasiou L.V., Kasambalis D., Leontides L.S. (2018)
      The aim of this study was to compare the risk of seropositivity between stray dogs and privately-owned dogs living in the same endemic area. Sixty-seven stray (group A) and 115 privately-owned (group B) dogs were enrolled. ...
    • Clinical features and outcomes of patients with tubercular uveitis treated with antitubercular therapy in the collaborative ocular tuberculosis study (COTS)-1 

      Agrawal R., Gunasekeran D.V., Grant R., Agarwal A., Kon O.M., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Phaik C.S., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Raje D., Cunningham E., Kempen J., Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Study Group (2017)
      IMPORTANCE Eradication of systemic tuberculosis (TB) has been limited by neglected populations and the HIV pandemic. Whereas ocular TB often presents as uveitis without any prior evidence of systemic TB, the existing ...
    • The Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1 Report 3: Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis and Management of Tubercular Uveitis: Global Trends 

      Agarwal A., Agrawal R., Gunasekaran D.V., Raje D., Gupta B., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.L., Westcott M., Chee S.P., McCluskey P., Ling H.S., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani-Asenbauer T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Mahajan S., Esposti S., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Kon O.M., Cunningham E., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V. (2019)
      Purpose: To analyze the role of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of ocular fluids in management of tubercular (TB) anterior, intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis. Methods: In Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study ...
    • A Focus on the Epidemiology of Uveitis 

      Tsirouki T., Dastiridou A., Symeonidis C., Tounakaki O., Brazitikou I., Kalogeropoulos C., Androudi S. (2018)
      Purpose: Uveitis is a common, sight-threatening inflammatory ocular disease and includes multiple heterogeneous clinical entities. The prevalence of various types of uveitis depends upon multiple factors, such as age, sex, ...
    • Ocular manifestations of natural canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis): a retrospective study of 90 cases 

      Komnenou, A. A.; Mylonakis, M. E.; Kouti, V.; Tendoma, L.; Leontides, L.; Skountzou, E.; Dessiris, A.; Koutinas, A. F.; Ofri, R. (2007)
      Objective To investigate the spectrum, prevalence and treatment response rate of ocular manifestations associated with natural canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) due to Ehrlichia canis. Methods The medical records of 90 ...
    • Orbital cellulitis 

      Tsirouki T., Dastiridou A.I., Ibánez flores N., Cerpa J.C., Moschos M.M., Brazitikos P., Androudi S. (2018)
      Orbital cellulitis (OC) is an inflammatory process that involves the tissues located posterior to the orbital septum within the bony orbit, but the term generally is used to describe infectious inflammation. It manifests ...
    • Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors in immune-mediated diseases: Mode of action, clinical applications, current and future perspectives 

      Sakkas L.I., Mavropoulos A., Bogdanos D.P. (2017)
      Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 4 is a superfamily of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of cyclic adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cAMP), an intracellular second messenger and regulator of a wide array of genes and proteins. ...
    • Serum cobalamin concentrations in dogs with leishmaniosis before and during treatment 

      Chatzis M.K., Kasabalis D., Steiner J.M., Saridomichelakis M.N., Suchodolski J.S., Xenoulis P.G. (2021)
      Hypocobalaminemia in dogs is most commonly associated with gastrointestinal disorders leading to impaired absorption and utilization of cobalamin. The objectives of this study were to compare serum cobalamin concentrations ...
    • Subretinal Fibrosis and Uveitis: A Spectral Domain OCT Study of Its Evolution and the Minimal Therapeutic Effect of the Off-label Treatment with Ranibizumab 

      Symeonidis, C.; Dastiridou, A.; Konidaris, V.; Brazitikos, P.; Androudi, S. (2014)
      Purpose: The subretinal fibrosis and uveitis (SFU) syndrome is a rare multifocal posterior uveitis characterized by progressive subretinal fibrosis and significant visual loss. Methods: Slit-lamp examination, dilated ...
    • Surgical Therapy for Macular Edema: What We Have Learned through the Decades 

      Bae J.H., Al-khersan H., Yannuzzi N.A., Hasanreisoglu M., Androudi S., Albini T.A., Nguyen Q.D. (2019)
      Macular edema is a leading cause of functional visual loss in retinal vascular or ocular inflammatory diseases. Because persistent macular edema can lead to irreversible retinal damage, multi-approached treatment should ...
    • Twenty-four Month Outcomes in the Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1: Defining the “Cure” in Ocular Tuberculosis 

      Agarwal A., Agrawal R., Raje D., Testi I., Mahajan S., Gunasekeran D.V., Aggarwal K., Murthy S.I., Westcott M., Chee S.-P., Mccluskey P., Ho S.L., Teoh S., Cimino L., Biswas J., Narain S., Agarwal M., Mahendradas P., Khairallah M., Jones N., Tugal-Tutkun I., Babu K., Basu S., Carreño E., Lee R., Al-Dhibi H., Bodaghi B., Invernizzi A., Goldstein D.A., Herbort C.P., Barisani-Asenbauer T., González-López J.J., Androudi S., Bansal R., Moharana B., Esposti S.D., Tasiopoulou A., Nadarajah S., Agarwal M., Abraham S., Vala R., Singh R., Sharma A., Sharma K., Zierhut M., Kon O.M., Cunningham E.T., Kempen J.H., Nguyen Q.D., Pavesio C., Gupta V. (2020)
      Purpose: To report the clinical findings, anatomical features, and treatment outcomes in subjects with ocular tuberculosis (OTB) at 24 months in the Collaborative Ocular Tuberculosis Study (COTS)-1. Methods: Of the 945 ...