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Actinic Granuloma of the Conjunctiva
Andrew P. Ferry, MD;
Sara A. Kaltreider, MD;
Davis B. Wyatt, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 1984;102(8):1200-1202.
Abstract
• The key histologic feature of pingueculas is the presence of actinic elastosis of the conjunctival connective-tissue fibers. We describe a patient who had a pinguecula that, on pathologic examination, exhibited a prominent foreign-body giant-cell reaction in association with the elastotic fibers. The term actinic granuloma has been coined recently to designate a similar reaction in sun-damaged skin. Because the nature of the inflammatory reaction may be misinterpreted on pathologic examination as indicating the presence of microorganisms or a foreign body, both the clinician and the pathologist should be aware of this peculiar inflammatory response, which has been described on two previous occasions in patients with pingueculas.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 12, 1984.
Reprint requests to the Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 (Dr Ferry).
This study was supported in part by grants from Research to Prevent Blindness Inc, New York City, and the National Society of Southern Dames of America.
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