Conjunctival mass formation with unexpected foreign body

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1991 May-Jun;28(3):176-7. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-19910501-15.

Abstract

Two 4-year-old females with inferior fornix conjunctival lesions are described. Both cases proved to be cotton-material-induced granulomas. These cases are reported to emphasize that recognition of foreign body conjunctival granuloma remains as a challenge to ophthalmologists.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Conjunctival Diseases / etiology*
  • Conjunctival Diseases / pathology
  • Conjunctivitis / etiology
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / pathology
  • Female
  • Gossypium / adverse effects
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology
  • Humans