A rare case of both eyelids swelling: isolated conjunctival amyloidosis.
Amyloid is an eosinophilic, amorphous protein that has been reported to deposit in virtually any tissue or organ and when extensive, may attain tumourous proportions. We present a rare case where both the upper and lower palpebral conjunctiva were affected by amyloid deposition.
Head and Neck Service "B", Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai-400 012, India.
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Chaturvedi
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Lala
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Desai
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Sanghvi
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed