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An Unusual Pattern of Corneal Calcification in Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Poorna Abeysiri, MRCOphth;
Ajay Sinha, FRCOphth
Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:138-139.
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A 46-year-old asymptomatic woman with bilateral Snellen visual acuity of 20/20 was referred by her optician for corneal signs. She was kyphotic (Figure 1) with subcutaneous white deposits in her fingers (Figure 2). Slitlamp examination showed a Vogt white limbal girdle with adjacent white, flakelike subepithelial deposits of the limbal conjunctiva (Figure 3) bilaterally. There were peripheral curvilinear white corneal deposits of the anterior stroma spreading 3 mm centrally, evenly distributed in all clock hours (Figure 4) bilaterally.
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Figure 1. Marked kyphosis induced by vertebral fractures due to osteopenia.
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Figure 2. Subcutaneous white deposits of the digits.
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Figure 3. Vogt white limbal girdle of the cornea.
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Figure 4. Peripheral curvilinear subepithelial white deposits.
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Twenty years ago, following multiple bowel resections for adhesions, she developed short-gut syndrome with hypocalcemia from malabsorption and compensatory secondary hyperparathyroidism. With time . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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