J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1993 Apr;34(4):352-356.

Primary Localized Amyloidosis of Bulbar Conjunctiva and Cornea

Abstract

The major forms of amyloidosis affecting the eye are primary systemic and localized amyloidosis. Primary Amyloidosis localized to the conjuctiva is relatively rare, especially involved to bulbar conjunctiva and corn eo scleral limbus and is consiccered to be in the differential diagnosis of other conjunctival diseases. We diagnosed a amyloidosis in which the biopsy from the superior bulbar conjunctiva and superior cornea of the left eye of 68-year-old woman showed histopathologic findings of amyloidosis. There were no evidences of amyloid deposit except conJuntiva and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and cornea on physical and other systemic examination, including immunelectrophoresis, and no evidences of underlying disease that can cause amyloidosis. So we concluded that it was primary localized amyloidosis of bulbar conjunctiva and cotnea.

Keyword

Bulbar conjunctiva; Cornea; Primary localized amyloidosis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Amyloidosis*
Biopsy
Conjunctiva*
Conjunctival Diseases
Cornea*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Plaque, Amyloid
Zea mays
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