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Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol · Feb 2016
Case ReportsPrimary conjunctival follicular lymphoma mimicking chronic conjunctivitis.
- S Labrador Velandia, E García Lagarto, M A Saornil, C García Álvarez, R Cuello, and P Diezhandino.
- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valladolid, España. Electronic address: sonia_labrador@hotmail.com.
- Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol. 2016 Feb 1; 91 (2): 86-9.
Clinical CaseThe case is presented of a 43 year-old male patient with chronic follicular conjunctivitis, negative bacterial serology, and refractory to local treatment. The incisional biopsy performed showed to be consistent with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. A year later, a new incisional biopsy showed follicular lymphoma, with no systemic involvement, and he was treated with local radiotherapy.DiscussionWhen a chronic follicular conjunctivitis is refractory to treatment, it is essential to perform an incisional biopsy to establish the histopathological diagnosis that can range from chronic inflammation, reactive lymphoid hyperplasia to lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma is rare among conjunctival lymphomas, and the staging is indispensable for the correct therapeutic approach.Copyright © 2014 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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