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Several of these Mendelian disorders were recognized as unique genetic diseases because of striking phenotypic features, such as corneal opacities and angiokeratomas of the skin in Fabry disease.
This 63-y-old female “never smoker” (smoked less than 100 cigarettes in her lifetime) initially presented with bilateral diffuse chest opacities and a right-sided pleural effusion.
Fundus examination was not possible in many old mice due to corneal opacities and cataracts.
The classic chest radiographic findings of patients with PCP include bilateral diffuse opacities [ 7 ] . However, some patients present with unusual chest radiographic findings [ 7 8 ] . In a multicenter study from the United States, the in-hospital mortality rate of hospitalized patients with cytologically confirmed PCP was 14% [ 9 ] . The PIP study showed that PCP is unusual in patients with normal CD4 +lymphocyte count and serum LDH concentration, can present with atypical chest radiographic findings, can be diagnosed from induced sputum in most of the cases, and is associated with 11% mortality.
In 1985 Serdareviz et al proposed the first therapeutic use of the excimer laser to treat an experimental Candida infectious keratitis [ 1 ] . Despite the lack of controlled clinical trials comparing PTK with other treatment modalities such as superficial keratectomy or lamellar keratoplasty, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) identified PTK as an alternative therapeutic approach for the treatment of superficial corneal and epithelial membrane dystrophies, irregular corneal surfaces and corneal scars and opacities.
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