Vicarious Menstruation in Primary Localized Conjunctival Amyloidosis

primary localized conjunctival amyloidosis presenting with unilateral ptosis

purpose : primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid is a localized type of amyloidosis without evidence of systemic involvement, which is a quite rare clinical condition. here we report a case of primary localized amyloidosis of eyelid. case report : a 40-year-old woman presented with a four-month history of swelling of the left upper eyelid resulting in a mechanical ptosis. the mass had a firm b...

Case of Vicarious Menstruation

Primary Localized Vesical Amyloidosis Mimicking Bladder Carcinoma: A Case Report

Amyloidosis of urinary bladder is a rare condition and may be primary or secondary in nature. A case of primary localized vesical amyloidosis (VA) in a 40-yr-old man is described confused with neoplasm by cystoscopic, urographic. Surgical specimens obtained by transurethral resection (TUR) were diagnostic and histologically revealed amyloid deposits in sub-epithelial stroma with chronic inflamm...

A Case of Vicarious Menstruation

The various remarkable and wonderful deviations which Dame Nature from time to time makes, either through what appears to us in our extreme ignorance to be but sheer caprice, or for the accomplishment of wise and salutary ends, form a most interesting and instructive subject of study to the observant and thoughtful physician. He cannot but be struck with the fact that nature in these departures...

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

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 amylo...