[Pseudotumor-like superficial conjunctival foreign body]

J Fr Ophtalmol. 1998 Jan;21(1):78-80.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Pseudo-tumoral presentation of a superficial conjunctival foreign body. A 4-year-old girl was seen in consultation for an apparent conjunctival tumor of the inner canthus of the right eye. With a soft traction, the tumor was detached of the conjunctiva, as it represented in fact a foreign body. Histopathology helped to diagnose that the foreign body was made of textile fiber. Superficial conjunctival foreign bodies may sometimes appear difficult to identify primarily especially in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Conjunctiva* / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans