A Case of Conjunctival Amyloidosis with Repeated Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
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A Case of Conjunctival Amyloidosis with Repeated Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
Conjunctival amyloidosis is a very rare disease, and its presence may be a sign of systemic amyloidosis. We present our ocular and systemic findings in a patient with conjunctival amyloidosis. A 43-year-old man had repeated subconjunctival hemorrhages (SCHs) for two years and was referred to the Chiba University Hospital. He had comprehensive ophthalmological and systemic examinations to determ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6722,2090-6730
DOI: 10.1155/2017/5423027