Abrahams C, Ballard R C, Sutter E E
S Afr Med J. 1979 Jun 30;55(27):1115-8.
Conjunctival biopsy specimens from a Black South African population suffering from trachoma have been studied by light microscopy, histochemistry and electron microscopy. A wide spectrum of histopathological changes was noted at different ages. Large cystically dilated glands containing concretions were seen and histochemical and electron microscopical examination revealed that the concretion material consisted of the inspissated secretion of goblet cells and cell debris. The cell damage seen in trachoma may be caused by the release of lysosomal enzymes from inflammatory cells.
对来自患有沙眼的南非黑人人群的结膜活检标本进行了光学显微镜、组织化学和电子显微镜研究。在不同年龄观察到广泛的组织病理学变化。可见含有结石的大囊状扩张腺体，组织化学和电子显微镜检查显示结石物质由杯状细胞的浓缩分泌物和细胞碎片组成。沙眼所见的细胞损伤可能由炎性细胞释放溶酶体酶引起。
