Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion
A 47-year-old Japanese woman presented with a 1-year history of foreign body sensation in the right eye. Upon examination, a linear soft tissue lesion in the lower conjunctival fornix was noted. The mass resembled a conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesion but was pinkish-yellow rather than salmon pi...
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| author | Shinjiro Kono Patricia Ann L. Lee Hirohiko Kakizaki Yasuhiro Takahashi |
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| description | A 47-year-old Japanese woman presented with a 1-year history of foreign body sensation in the right eye. Upon examination, a linear soft tissue lesion in the lower conjunctival fornix was noted. The mass resembled a conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesion but was pinkish-yellow rather than salmon pink in color. Histopathology of the biopsy specimens revealed amyloidosis. Systemic workup showed no other lesions. The conjunctival lesion did not recur at 3 months postoperatively. Since conjunctival amyloidosis mimics conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesions, it is important to keep conjunctival amyloidosis as a differential diagnosis in the diagnosis of a pinkish conjunctival lesion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc4940b57c2043ab8eab9fc1039ff03c2022-12-21T23:12:42ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Ophthalmology1663-26992021-01-01121737610.1159/000510392510392Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative LesionShinjiro KonoPatricia Ann L. LeeHirohiko KakizakiYasuhiro TakahashiA 47-year-old Japanese woman presented with a 1-year history of foreign body sensation in the right eye. Upon examination, a linear soft tissue lesion in the lower conjunctival fornix was noted. The mass resembled a conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesion but was pinkish-yellow rather than salmon pink in color. Histopathology of the biopsy specimens revealed amyloidosis. Systemic workup showed no other lesions. The conjunctival lesion did not recur at 3 months postoperatively. Since conjunctival amyloidosis mimics conjunctival lymphoproliferative lesions, it is important to keep conjunctival amyloidosis as a differential diagnosis in the diagnosis of a pinkish conjunctival lesion.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510392amyloidosisconjunctivalymphoproliferative lesion |
| spellingShingle | Shinjiro Kono Patricia Ann L. Lee Hirohiko Kakizaki Yasuhiro Takahashi Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion Case Reports in Ophthalmology amyloidosis conjunctiva lymphoproliferative lesion |
| title | Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion |
| title_full | Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion |
| title_fullStr | Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion |
| title_short | Amyloidosis in the Palpebral Conjunctiva Mimicking Lymphoproliferative Lesion |
| title_sort | amyloidosis in the palpebral conjunctiva mimicking lymphoproliferative lesion |
| topic | amyloidosis conjunctiva lymphoproliferative lesion |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510392 |
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