title: Unusual inclusions in stromal macrophages in a case of gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy.
abstract: A 35-year-old man developed gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy at age 20. Amyloid deposits were located mainly in the anterior two thirds of the cornea. Ultrastructurally, amyloid fibrils were demonstrated beneath the corneal epithelium and in the cytoplasmic inclusions of the stromal macrophages.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Imada
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000682:Amyloid / Q000378:metabolism; D003315:Cornea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid