Conjunctival sarcoidosis presenting as limbal conjunctival hypertrophy: a case report
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Conjunctival sarcoidosis presenting as limbal conjunctival hypertrophy: a case report
INTRODUCTION To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of conjunctival sarcoidosis that presented as limbal conjunctival hypertrophy and was controlled with topical cyclosporine. CASE PRESENTATION A 70-year-old Asian woman presented with painless limbal conjunctival hypertrophy. An incisional biopsy of the hypertrophic lesion showed noncaseating granulomas that consiste...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-8-63