ISSN:
1573-2622
Keywords:
Adult T-cell leukemia
;
Conjunctiva
;
Leukemic cell infiltration
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 77-year-old Japanese woman who had suffered from skin eruptions since 1986 was admitted in January, 1990. A diagnosis of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) was made on the basis of clinical and laboratory data. On admission, erythematous lesions were present in both eyelids. Yellowish-white elevated lesions were found along the limbal conjunctiva, and extended segmentally into the cornea of both eyes. Microscopically, leukemic infiltration into the subepithelial layer of the conjunctiva was observed. Ophthalmic manifestations in ATL have not been well described, because of a little attention paid to them.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01204326
