title: Secondary localized amyloidosis of the cornea associated with tertiary syphilis.
abstract: Secondary corneal amyloidosis is a rare finding and only 17 cases have been reported in the literature. A case of unilateral secondary localized corneal amyloidosis is presented in a patient with bilateral interstitial keratitis and other stigmata of tertiary syphilis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maske
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bowen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013587:Syphilis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid