Lacrimal Gland Amyloidosis in an Elderly Patient
Localized amyloidosis of the lacrimal gland is a rare disease. We report a case of transthyretin-positive localized amyloidosis of the lacrimal gland in a 74-year-old man with left lacrimal gland swelling. Biopsy of the left lacrimal gland showed extensive deposition of nonstructural eosinophilic ma...
Main Authors: | Toshiya Nagai, Tatsuya Yunoki, Atsushi Hayashi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2020-03-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/505480 |
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