Abstract
A 35-year-old man developed gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy at age 20. Amyloid deposits were located mainly in the anterior two thirds of the cornea. Ultrastructurally, amyloid fibrils were demonstrated beneath the corneal epithelium and in the cytoplasmic inclusions of the stromal macrophages.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Amyloid / metabolism
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Cornea / metabolism
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Cornea / ultrastructure*
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Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / metabolism
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Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary / pathology*
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Cytoskeleton / ultrastructure
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Inclusion Bodies / ultrastructure*
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Macrophages / metabolism
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Macrophages / ultrastructure*
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Male