Numerous retinal pigment epithelial elevations and drusen associated with unusual dilated choroidal vessels seen at choriocapillaris level in macular area

Purpose: To report the ocular findings in a patient with extensive diffuse elevations of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and drusen associated with dilated choroidal vessels.Observations: The eye of a 72-year-old woman with numerous drusen and dilated choroidal vessels in the macular and surrounding areas of the right eye was studied.Her visua

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Case report: Parasitism of Ornithonyssus bursa (Macronyssidae) in humans in the Taquari River Valley region, southern Brazil

Ornithonyssus bursa hematophagous mite whose main host is wild and domestic birds, which can temporarily parasitize humans in the absence of the main host.Infestations occur when birds abandon nests or direct contact with infected birds.The specimens were collected in a house in the urban Ball Prism Suncatcher Gift Box area, with the help of a pape

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