title: Optical coherence tomography image in gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy: case report.
abstract: Gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy is a rare disorder with few cases described in the present literature. The following report will show how difficult it is to diagnose this disease in early stages. Modern image exams, such as optical coherence tomography helps to diagnose and can be crucial to establish the best treatment. We will present the histopathological changes and clinical features in this unusual dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Córnea e Doenças Externas, Serviço de Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRS - Porto Alegre (RS), Brasil. otaviomaga@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Otávio de Azevedo
authors.initials: Ode A
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rymer
authors.forename: Diane Ruschel
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Marinho
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwitko
authors.forename: Isabel Habeyche
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: Lúcia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kliemann
mesh_terms: D028226:Amyloidosis, Familial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D003317:Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence