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A pinguecula is a common type of conjunctival stromal degeneration in the eye. It appears as an elevated yellow-white plaque in the bulbar conjunctiva near the limbus. [ 1 ] Calcification may also be seen occasionally.
Pterygium should be differentiated from pinguecula, which is histologically and etiologically similar to pterygium. [17] [18] Unlike pterygium, pinguecula is seen only on the conjunctiva, it will not progress to limbus or cornea. Another condition which is similar to pterygium is inflammatory adhesion of conjunctiva to cornea known as ...
Popliteal pterygium syndrome, a congenital condition affecting the face, limbs, or genitalia but named after the wing-like structural anomaly behind the knee. Pterygium (eye) or surfer's eye, a growth on the cornea of the eye. Pterygium colli or webbed neck, a congenital skin fold of the neck down to the shoulders.
inflamed pterygium [9] – a benign, triangular, horizontal growth of the conjunctiva, arising from the inner side, at the level of contact of the upper and lower eyelids, associated with exposure to sunlight, low humidity and dust. It may be more common in occupations such as farming and welding.
Pinguecula; Early Pterygium; Foreign body / foreign body granuloma; Phlycten, an inflamed nodule of lymphoid tissue; Episcleritis; Scleritis; Granuloma; Limbal dermoid, a kind of choristoma (NB: in other organs dermoid can refer to a teratoma) malignant melanoma; naevus
The syndrome is marked by the appearance of characteristic lesions, known as phlyctenules, on the cornea and/or conjunctiva.These usually manifest as small (1 - 3 [1] or 1 - 4 [2] mm) raised nodules, pinkish-white or yellow in color, which may ulcerate (or, more rarely, necrose) and are often surrounded by dilated blood vessels.
Pinguicula, commonly known as butterworts, is a genus of carnivorous flowering plants in the family Lentibulariaceae.They use sticky, glandular leaves to lure, trap, and digest insects in order to supplement the poor mineral nutrition they obtain from the environment.
Epiretinal membrane or macular pucker is a disease of the eye in response to changes in the vitreous humor or more rarely, diabetes.Sometimes, as a result of immune system response to protect the retina, cells converge in the macular area as the vitreous ages and pulls away in posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).