Conjunctival biopsy in sarcoidosis
Merritt, J.C.; Lipper, S.L.; Peiffer, R.L.; Hale, L.M.
Journal of the National Medical Association 72(4): 347-349
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0027-9684 PMID: 7365823 Document Number: 155646
Excisional biopsy, under slit lamp visualization, makes conjunctival biopsies a viable alternative to bronchoscopy as the initial diagnostic step. The authors report their experience on excisional biopsies of the palpebral conjunctiva in 16 patients suspected of having sarcoidosis.
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