Giant conjunctival papillae

MedGen UID:: 1370911
•Concept ID:: C4476720
•: Anatomical Abnormality

HPO:	HP:0025350

Definition

Conjunctival papillae with a diameter greater than 1 millimeter. They characteristically have flattened tops which sometimes demonstrate staining with fluorescein. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVGiant conjunctival papillae

Abnormality of the face
- Abnormality of the orbital region
  - Abnormality of the ocular adnexa
    - Abnormal ocular adnexa morphology
      - Abnormal conjunctiva morphology
        Conjunctival papillae
        Giant conjunctival papillae

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Japanese guidelines for allergic conjunctival diseases 2020.

Miyazaki D, Takamura E, Uchio E, Ebihara N, Ohno S, Ohashi Y, Okamoto S, Satake Y, Shoji J, Namba K, Fukagawa K, Fukushima A, Fujishima H; Japanese Society of Ocular Allergology; Japanese Society of Allergology
Allergol Int 2020 Jul;69(3):346-355. Epub 2020 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2020.03.005. PMID: 33211650

Use of cyclosporine A and tacrolimus in treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

Vichyanond P, Kosrirukvongs P
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2013 Jun;13(3):308-14. doi: 10.1007/s11882-013-0345-0. PMID: 23625179

Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: pathogenesis and treatment.

Leonardi A
Prog Retin Eye Res 2002 May;21(3):319-39. doi: 10.1016/s1350-9462(02)00006-x. PMID: 12052387

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