A rare case of both eyelids swelling: isolated conjunctival amyloidosis
| Autor: | Chaturvedi Panjkaj, Lala Murad, Desai Sangeeta, Sanghvi Vikram |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 48, Iss 1, Pp 56-7 (2000) |
| ISSN: | 0301-4738 |
| Popis: | Amyloid is an eosinophilic, amorphous protein that has been reported to deposit in virtually any tissue or organ and when extensive, may attain tumourous proportions. We present a rare case where both the upper and lower palpebral conjunctiva were affected by amyloid deposition. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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