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Koeppe nodules

MedGen UID:
603500
•Concept ID:
C0424840
•
Finding
Synonyms: Iris - Koeppe nodules; Iris nodules at pupil margin; Iris-Koeppe nodule; Koeppe iris nodules; Koeppe's nodules
SNOMED CT: Iris-Koeppe nodule (414541004); Iris - Koeppe nodules (414541004); Iris nodules at pupil margin (95705001)
 
HPO: HP:0034820

Definition

A type of iris nodule consisting of inflammatory cell precipitates which lie at the pupillary margin. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVKoeppe nodules

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International criteria for the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis: results of the first International Workshop On Ocular Sarcoidosis (IWOS).
Herbort CP, Rao NA, Mochizuki M; members of Scientific Committee of First International Workshop on Ocular Sarcoidosis
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2009 May-Jun;17(3):160-9. doi: 10.1080/09273940902818861. PMID: 19585358

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Fuchs' Uveitis: Is It Different from What We Know?
Özdamar Erol Y MD, İnanç M MD, Özdal P MD
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022 Jan 2;30(1):62-67. Epub 2020 Aug 24 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1795207. PMID: 32835550
Clinical manifestation of Fuchs uveitis syndrome in childhood.
Tappeiner C, Dreesbach J, Roesel M, Heinz C, Heiligenhaus A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 Jul;253(7):1169-74. Epub 2015 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00417-015-2960-z. PMID: 25694152
Inflammatory ocular hypertension syndrome (IOHS) in patients with syphilitic uveitis.
Reddy S, Cubillan LD, Hovakimyan A, Cunningham ET Jr
Br J Ophthalmol 2007 Dec;91(12):1610-2. Epub 2007 May 23 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123174. PMID: 17522148Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

An Unusual Manifestation of Brucella-Associated Uveitis in a Young Male Patient.
Lazaridou A, Kalogeropoulos D, Bagli E, Christodoulou A, Kittas C, Kalogeropoulos C
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2024 Jan;241(1):84-87. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1055/a-2034-2180. PMID: 36781159
Fuchs' Uveitis: Is It Different from What We Know?
Özdamar Erol Y MD, İnanç M MD, Özdal P MD
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2022 Jan 2;30(1):62-67. Epub 2020 Aug 24 doi: 10.1080/09273948.2020.1795207. PMID: 32835550
Clinical manifestation of Fuchs uveitis syndrome in childhood.
Tappeiner C, Dreesbach J, Roesel M, Heinz C, Heiligenhaus A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 Jul;253(7):1169-74. Epub 2015 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00417-015-2960-z. PMID: 25694152
Inflammatory ocular hypertension syndrome (IOHS) in patients with syphilitic uveitis.
Reddy S, Cubillan LD, Hovakimyan A, Cunningham ET Jr
Br J Ophthalmol 2007 Dec;91(12):1610-2. Epub 2007 May 23 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123174. PMID: 17522148Free PMC Article
Doyne lecture. Heterochromic iridocyclitis.
O'Connor GR
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962) 1985;104 ( Pt 3):219-31. PMID: 3895609

Therapy

Doyne lecture. Heterochromic iridocyclitis.
O'Connor GR
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962) 1985;104 ( Pt 3):219-31. PMID: 3895609

Clinical prediction guides

An Unusual Manifestation of Brucella-Associated Uveitis in a Young Male Patient.
Lazaridou A, Kalogeropoulos D, Bagli E, Christodoulou A, Kittas C, Kalogeropoulos C
Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2024 Jan;241(1):84-87. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1055/a-2034-2180. PMID: 36781159
Clinical manifestation of Fuchs uveitis syndrome in childhood.
Tappeiner C, Dreesbach J, Roesel M, Heinz C, Heiligenhaus A
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2015 Jul;253(7):1169-74. Epub 2015 Feb 19 doi: 10.1007/s00417-015-2960-z. PMID: 25694152
Inflammatory ocular hypertension syndrome (IOHS) in patients with syphilitic uveitis.
Reddy S, Cubillan LD, Hovakimyan A, Cunningham ET Jr
Br J Ophthalmol 2007 Dec;91(12):1610-2. Epub 2007 May 23 doi: 10.1136/bjo.2007.123174. PMID: 17522148Free PMC Article
Doyne lecture. Heterochromic iridocyclitis.
O'Connor GR
Trans Ophthalmol Soc U K (1962) 1985;104 ( Pt 3):219-31. PMID: 3895609

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