Amiloidosis primaria conjuntival: análisis de dos casos / Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: two case report
Arch. Soc. Esp. Oftalmol
; 80(1): 49-52, ene. 2005. ilus
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RESUMEN
Caso clínico Se presentan dos pacientes varones de 21 y 61 años de edad con hiperemia resistente al tratamiento tópico. En el examen ocular se observó una masa rosada, no dolorosa y muy vascularizada, en conjuntiva bulbar. La biopsia excisional diagnóstica reveló la presencia de amiloide en la sustancia propia conjuntival.Conclusiones:
La amiloidosis conjuntival primaria es una enfermedad rara. El diagnóstico consiste la realización de una biopsia detectando material amiloide en el tejido conjuntival junto con un examen sistémico que descarte la presencia de una amiloidosis primaria sistémicaABSTRACT
Case Reports Two male patients, 21 and 61 years old presenting with hyperemia resistant to topical treatment. Ocular examination showed reddish conjunctival mass, painless, highly vascularized in bulbar conjunctiva. The conjunctival biopsy revealed the presence of amyloid within the conjunctiva itself.Conclusions:
Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis is a rare disease. Diagnosis consists of biopsy in order to detect amyloid material in the conjunctival tissue together with a systemic evaluation in order to rule out the presence of primary systemic amyloidosis
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Main subject:
Conjunctival Diseases
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Amyloidosis
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. Soc. Esp. Oftalmol
Year:
2005
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Valladolid/España