Sarcoidosis: A painful conjunctival mass

A Lima-Cabrita1, M Pinho Fialho2, I Leal3

  • 1Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal; Instituto de Histologia e Biologia do Desenvolvimento, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal; Clínica Universitária de Oftalmologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, av. Prof. Egas Moniz MB, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal.

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