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Conjunctival deposits as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis
S Dithmar1, G O Waring, T A Goldblum
1Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|October 8, 1999
Abstract
Purpose:
To report conjunctival deposits as an initial manifestation of sarcoidosis.
Methods:
Case reports.
Results:
Two patients with bilateral bulbar conjunctival white deposits underwent conjunctival biopsy. The biopsy specimens showed noncaseating granulomas with prominent Schaumann bodies. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme levels were increased in both patients. The first patient had abnormal results of pulmonary function tests. Sarcoidosis was diagnosed in both patients.
Conclusions:
Conjunctival deposits may represent the initial clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis.