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B Daicker

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Immunopathological findings in posterior scleritis.

Posterior scleritis can present with a variety of symptoms, and its clinical diagnosis is therefore difficult. Little is known about the pathogenesis and the cellular effector mechanisms. This case report presents the immunopathological findings of posterior scleritis in the enucleated eye of a 28-year-old female with no known underlying disease. The cells infiltrating the scleral fibers consisted predominantly of T cells. Many of them were CD4 cells. Clusters of T and B cells were found in perivascular areas. No signs of primary vasculitis were seen. The cellular infiltrate in posterior scleritis shows features compatible with a T-cell-mediated (autoimmune) disorder.

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Conjunctivalization of Meibomian glands following cryosurgery for basal cell carcinoma of the eyelid.

Cryosurgery on the eyelids destroys the cellular elements in the frozen region, but preserves the collagenous supporting structures. Cells from the neighborhood colonize this framework during wound healing. The Authors describe a peculiar change in the Meibomian glands, which obviously developed by this mechanism in a lid treated by cryotherapy for a basal cell carcinoma. The collagenous lodges of the Meibomian glands, denuded of their sebaceous cells by the therapy, were epithelialized by ingrown conjunctival epithelium. This situation seems to promote the spread of and maintain acute and chronic exogenous inflammation in the tarsal plate.

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