title: [Follicular conjunctivitis of unknown origin].
abstract: A 40-year-old female chemical laboratory assistant presented at our clinic with chronic conjunctivitis of 4 years' standing. We initially misdiagnosed her symptoms as giant papillary conjunctivitis. Topical treatment failed to produce an improvement and a biopsy was performed. Histopathological analysis showed bilateral follicular lymphoma, a subtype of the B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient was referred for radiotherapy. At follow-up 18 months later the patient was symptom-free.
authors: Klinik für Augenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes UKS, Homburg, Deutschland. susanne.goebels@uks.eu
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Goebels
authors: A K
authors: AK
authors: Hasenfus
authors: B K
authors: BK
authors: Kellner
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Löw
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Seitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome