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We report the occurrence of uveal metastatic carcinoma in two patients with longstanding HIV infection presenting with decreased visual acuity. In the first case, a 49-year-old man with a 6-year history of HIV infection presented with a 4-5 month history of blurred vision in his right eye. In the second case, a 53-year-old man with a 5-year history of HIV infection presented with a 3-week history of distorted and blurred vision in both eyes. In both cases, a choroidal metastatic carcinoma was ultimately discovered. To our knowledge, these are the first reported cases of metastatic uveal carcinoma in individuals with HIV infection. Currently, there have been dramatic improvements in treatment for HIV infection and longer survival times of infected individuals. This fact, together with reported increased frequencies and aggressiveness of carcinomas in HIV-infected individuals will likely result in increasing occurrences of uveal metastases from primary carcinomas in HIV.
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PMID:Uveal metastatic carcinoma in human immunodeficiency virus infection. 1219 81

Black henbane (BH) or Hyoscyamus niger, has been used as a medicine since last centuries and has been described in all traditional medicines. It applies as a herbal medicine, but may induce intoxication accidentally or intentionally. All part of BH including leaves, seeds and roots contain some alkaloids such as Hyoscyamine, Atropine, Tropane and Scopolamine. BH has pharmacological effects like bronchodilating, antisecretory, urinary bladder relaxant, spasmolytic, hypnotic, hallucinogenic, pupil dilating, sedative and anti-diarrheal properties. Clinical manifestations of acute BH poisoning are very wide which include mydriasis, tachycardia, arrhythmia, agitation, convulsion and coma, dry mouth, thirst, slurred speech, difficulty speaking, dysphagia, warm flushed skin, pyrexia, nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision and photophobia, urinary retention, distension of the bladder, drowsiness, hyper reflexia, auditory, visual or tactile hallucinations, confusion, disorientation, delirium, aggressiveness, and combative behavior. The main treatment of BH intoxicated patients is supportive therapies including gastric emptying (not by Ipecac), administration of activated charcoal and benzodiazepines. Health care providers and physicians particularly emergency physicians and clinical toxicologists should know the nature, medical uses, clinical features, diagnosis and management of BH poisoning.
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PMID:Black henbane and its toxicity - a descriptive review. 2538 92