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Conjunctival nodule

MedGen UID:
372680
•Concept ID:
C1996949
•
Finding
Synonym: Nodule of conjunctiva
SNOMED CT: Conjunctival nodule (428477002); Nodule of conjunctiva (428477002)
 
HPO: HP:0009903

Definition

Presence of nodules in the conjunctiva of the eye. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVConjunctival nodule

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sebaceous carcinoma: the great masquerader: emgerging concepts in diagnosis and treatment.
Buitrago W, Joseph AK
Dermatol Ther 2008 Nov-Dec;21(6):459-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2008.00247.x. PMID: 19076624

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Uveal Melanoma Metastasis to the Contralateral Eye Structures: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of 13 Consecutive Patients.
Masoomian B, Mashayekhi A, Shields JA, Shields CL
Ophthalmol Retina 2021 Oct;5(10):1036-1042. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.12.025. PMID: 33421627
Clinical Characteristics of Ocular Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013.
Ungprasert P, Tooley AA, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Smith WM
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2019;27(3):389-395. Epub 2017 Oct 12 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2017.1386791. PMID: 29023165Free PMC Article
A Hairy Affair: Ophthalmia nodosa Due to Caterpillar Hairs.
Doshi PY, Usgaonkar U, Kamat P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018;26(1):136-141. Epub 2016 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1199708. PMID: 27438993
Conjunctival nodule in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kheirkhah A, Amoli FA, Azari AA, Molaei S, Roozbahani M
Int Ophthalmol 2012 Feb;32(1):81-3. Epub 2012 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10792-012-9514-8. PMID: 22271069
Conjunctival involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Margolis R, Kosmorsky GS, Lowder CY, Schoenfield L
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2007 Mar-Apr;15(2):113-5. doi: 10.1080/09273940701299388. PMID: 17558836

Diagnosis

First report of palpebral conjunctival inflammatory nodule associated with Demodex species.
Li Y, Kim GE, Yoon KC, Choi W
Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 Sep;66(9):1365-1367. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_375_18. PMID: 30127175Free PMC Article
A Hairy Affair: Ophthalmia nodosa Due to Caterpillar Hairs.
Doshi PY, Usgaonkar U, Kamat P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018;26(1):136-141. Epub 2016 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1199708. PMID: 27438993
Conjunctival nodule in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kheirkhah A, Amoli FA, Azari AA, Molaei S, Roozbahani M
Int Ophthalmol 2012 Feb;32(1):81-3. Epub 2012 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10792-012-9514-8. PMID: 22271069
Conjunctival involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Margolis R, Kosmorsky GS, Lowder CY, Schoenfield L
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2007 Mar-Apr;15(2):113-5. doi: 10.1080/09273940701299388. PMID: 17558836
Ocular sparganosis.
Subudhi BN, Dash S, Chakrabarty D, Mishra DP, Senapati U
J Indian Med Assoc 2006 Sep;104(9):529-30. PMID: 17388015

Therapy

A Hairy Affair: Ophthalmia nodosa Due to Caterpillar Hairs.
Doshi PY, Usgaonkar U, Kamat P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018;26(1):136-141. Epub 2016 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1199708. PMID: 27438993
Conjunctival nodule in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kheirkhah A, Amoli FA, Azari AA, Molaei S, Roozbahani M
Int Ophthalmol 2012 Feb;32(1):81-3. Epub 2012 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10792-012-9514-8. PMID: 22271069
Conjunctival involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Margolis R, Kosmorsky GS, Lowder CY, Schoenfield L
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2007 Mar-Apr;15(2):113-5. doi: 10.1080/09273940701299388. PMID: 17558836
Episcleral pseudomelanoma: late complication of scleral tunnel incision.
Margo CE
Am J Ophthalmol 2003 Mar;135(3):387-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01948-7. PMID: 12614762
Sarcoidosis presenting as multilobular limbal corneal nodules.
Hegab SM, al-Mutawa SA, Sheriff SM
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 1998 Nov-Dec;35(6):323-6. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19981101-07. PMID: 9850505

Prognosis

Clinical Characteristics of Ocular Sarcoidosis: A Population-Based Study 1976-2013.
Ungprasert P, Tooley AA, Crowson CS, Matteson EL, Smith WM
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2019;27(3):389-395. Epub 2017 Oct 12 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2017.1386791. PMID: 29023165Free PMC Article
A Hairy Affair: Ophthalmia nodosa Due to Caterpillar Hairs.
Doshi PY, Usgaonkar U, Kamat P
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018;26(1):136-141. Epub 2016 Jul 20 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1199708. PMID: 27438993
Conjunctival nodule in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kheirkhah A, Amoli FA, Azari AA, Molaei S, Roozbahani M
Int Ophthalmol 2012 Feb;32(1):81-3. Epub 2012 Jan 24 doi: 10.1007/s10792-012-9514-8. PMID: 22271069
Conjunctival involvement in Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Margolis R, Kosmorsky GS, Lowder CY, Schoenfield L
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2007 Mar-Apr;15(2):113-5. doi: 10.1080/09273940701299388. PMID: 17558836
Pinguecula and Sjögren's syndrome: two cases.
de Roux-Serratrice C, Conrath J, Serratrice J, Granel B, Disdier P, Weiller PJ
Lupus 2001;10(5):368-9. doi: 10.1191/096120301674503535. PMID: 11403269

Clinical prediction guides

Spontaneous resolution of a wooden foreign-body granuloma in the conjunctiva of a child.
Madan S, Beri S, Yadav N
Natl Med J India 2023 Jul-Aug;36(4):231-232. doi: 10.25259/NMJI_562_20. PMID: 38692639
Uveal Melanoma Metastasis to the Contralateral Eye Structures: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of 13 Consecutive Patients.
Masoomian B, Mashayekhi A, Shields JA, Shields CL
Ophthalmol Retina 2021 Oct;5(10):1036-1042. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.12.025. PMID: 33421627
Episcleral pseudomelanoma: late complication of scleral tunnel incision.
Margo CE
Am J Ophthalmol 2003 Mar;135(3):387-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(02)01948-7. PMID: 12614762

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