Tenon's capsule granuloma at the donor site after conjunctival grafting: short report
Arq. bras. oftalmol
; 66(3): 373-374, maio-jun. 2003. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a rare complication at the donor site of conjunctival transplantation.METHODS:
The authors report the clinical, surgical, postoperative and histologic aspects of a Tenon's granuloma that followed an uneventful pterygium excision with conjunctival transplantation.RESULTS:
Histology identified an hemangiomatous-like structure with some areas of foreign body granuloma overlying necrotic epithelial cels, easily excised surgically.CONCLUSIONS:
Pyogenic granuloma is an inadequate term to describe an inflammatory nonsuppurative reaction that may follow uneventful conjunctival surgery in susceptible individuals.
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Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Pterygium
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Granuloma, Pyogenic
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Conjunctiva
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Arq. bras. oftalmol
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul/BR
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Universidade Luterana do Brasil/BR