Intraocular PAS-positive macrophages simulating Whipple's disease

Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;251(3):1033-6. doi: 10.1007/s00417-012-2070-0. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antigens, CD / metabolism
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / metabolism
  • CD163 Antigen
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Enucleation
  • Female
  • Histiocytes / metabolism
  • Histiocytes / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Macrophages / pathology*
  • Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
  • Retinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium / pathology*
  • Vitreous Body / pathology*
  • Whipple Disease / diagnosis*

Substances

  • Antigens, CD
  • Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
  • CD163 Antigen
  • Receptors, Cell Surface