title: Secondary localized amyloidosis of the cornea caused by trichiasis.
abstract: A 43-year-old woman complained of gradual visual impairment, foreign body sensation, and a white mass in the right eye. Trichiasis and corneal excrescence were observed. A systemic examination revealed no concurrent disease; the family history was noncontributory. A lamellar keratoplasty was performed. An amyloid deposit was found in the excised specimen histopathologically. Secondary localized amyloidosis of the cornea caused by trichiasis is a rare condition.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayasaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Setogawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohmura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005140:Eyelashes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans