Agramonte CI, García LB, Rodríguez SG, Basto CM

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 381-385
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ABSTRACT

A twenty-nine years-old male Caucasian patient, single and university professor, with a history of epilepsy treated with fenitoin and managed at present. He stated that 4 weeks ago approximately, he began feeling ocular discomfort in addition to reddened eye, so he went to his health area where he was treated as a conjunctivitis case. No improvement occurred, the clinical picture worsened and there was intensive ocular reddening in the internal angle of the eye that extended and mild photofobia. Because of the rapid profession of the clinical picture, he decided to go to our institution where he was referred to the Oculoplasty Service. He also said that he had been suffering anorexia, difficulties to eating and weight loss two months ago. It was then decided to start the study and treatment of this case. First, the tumor mass from the bulbar conjunctiva was resected and then sent to anatomical pathological study service. The result was compatible with Kaposi´s sarcoma diagnosis.

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