Conjunctival biopsy in sarcoidosis.
Excisional biopsy, under slit lamp visualization, makes conjunctival biopsies a viable alternative to bronchoscopy as the initial diagnostic step. The authors report their experience on excisional biopsies of the palpebral conjunctiva in 16 patients suspected of having sarcoidosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology