Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period

Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period

Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez, Tomás Martí Huguet, Noemí Barnils Garcia, Jorge Arruga GinebredaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainAbstract: A 57-year-old wo...

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Autores principales: Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez, Tomás Martí Huguet, Noemí Barnils Garcia, Jorge Arruga Ginebreda
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0fd629a0a8494724923a819b97348c832021-12-02T02:47:38ZPrimary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/0fd629a0a8494724923a819b97348c832008-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/primary-localized-conjunctival-amyloidosis-a-case-report-with-a-ten-ye-a2424https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez, Tomás Martí Huguet, Noemí Barnils Garcia, Jorge Arruga GinebredaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainAbstract: A 57-year-old woman consulted our department about a plaque that had been present in her left eye for one year. Ophthalmological examination revealed a solid mass in the left conjunctival semilunar fold. An excitional biopsy was peformed, revealing an amyloid deposition. The patient was referred to the Internal Medicine Department for systemic study. All studies were negative for systemic amyloidosis. Throughout ten years of follow-up study, the patient has shown neither conjunctival recurrence nor any evidence of systemic amylodosis. Despite the fact that several authors have described ocular amyloidosis as an ophthalmologic manifestation of systemic amyloidosis, conjunctival location of amyloidosis is a very rare condition. Amyloid characterization in ocular structures should not be considered a final diagnosis since involvement of systemic underlying diseases must be ruled out. We report a case of localized conjunctival amyloidosis with a ten-year follow-up period that excluded ocular or systemic diseases.Keywords: conjuctival amyloidosis, ocular amyloidosis, hyaline protein Juan Carlos Mesa-GutiérrezTomás Martí HuguetNoemí Barnils GarciaJorge Arruga GinebredaDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2008, Iss Issue 3, Pp 685-687 (2008)
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Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez
Tomás Martí Huguet
Noemí Barnils Garcia
Jorge Arruga Ginebreda
Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
description Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez, Tomás Martí Huguet, Noemí Barnils Garcia, Jorge Arruga GinebredaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, SpainAbstract: A 57-year-old woman consulted our department about a plaque that had been present in her left eye for one year. Ophthalmological examination revealed a solid mass in the left conjunctival semilunar fold. An excitional biopsy was peformed, revealing an amyloid deposition. The patient was referred to the Internal Medicine Department for systemic study. All studies were negative for systemic amyloidosis. Throughout ten years of follow-up study, the patient has shown neither conjunctival recurrence nor any evidence of systemic amylodosis. Despite the fact that several authors have described ocular amyloidosis as an ophthalmologic manifestation of systemic amyloidosis, conjunctival location of amyloidosis is a very rare condition. Amyloid characterization in ocular structures should not be considered a final diagnosis since involvement of systemic underlying diseases must be ruled out. We report a case of localized conjunctival amyloidosis with a ten-year follow-up period that excluded ocular or systemic diseases.Keywords: conjuctival amyloidosis, ocular amyloidosis, hyaline protein
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author Juan Carlos Mesa-Gutiérrez
Tomás Martí Huguet
Noemí Barnils Garcia
Jorge Arruga Ginebreda
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title Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
title_short Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
title_full Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
title_fullStr Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
title_full_unstemmed Primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: A case report with a ten-year follow-up period
title_sort primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis: a case report with a ten-year follow-up period
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