FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA OF CONJUNCTIVA AFTER THORN INJURY : A CASE REPORT

Autor: Deepa C K, Padmini H R
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare, Vol 2, Iss 19, Pp 2973-2976 (2015)
ISSN: 2349-2570
2349-2562
Popis: As foreign body wounds of the eye are very common , many ocular injuries are caused by thorns, fragments of wood or husks of grains, which are retained in eye initiating granulomatous reaction , very commonly seen in rural places. Foreign body granuloma should be considered in differential diagnosis of conjunctival epibulbar lesions like episcleritis, scleritis and squamous dysplasia. Here we present a case of conjunctival foreign body granuloma developed after a thorn injury in a 19 years old young male, from rural area
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