title: Conjunctival deposits as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report conjunctival deposits as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two patients with bilateral bulbar conjunctival white deposits underwent conjunctival biopsy. The biopsy specimens showed noncaseating granulomas with prominent Schaumann bodies. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme levels were increased in both patients. The first patient had abnormal results of pulmonary function tests. Sarcoidosis was diagnosed in both patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conjunctival deposits may represent the initial clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dithmar
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Goldblum
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Grossniklaus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*