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Mechanical entropion

MedGen UID:
509838
•Concept ID:
C0155189
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: mechanical entropion
SNOMED CT: Mechanical entropion (38683003)
 
HPO: HP:0031738
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001636

Definition

A type of entropion (abnormal inversion of the eyelid towards the globe) that is related to a mass effect of a lesion (e.g., a tumor) that pulls the eyelid margin away from the globe. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMechanical entropion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Eyelid aging: pathophysiology and clinical management.
Damasceno RW, Avgitidou G, Belfort R Jr, Dantas PE, Holbach LM, Heindl LM
Arq Bras Oftalmol 2015 Sep-Oct;78(5):328-31. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150087. PMID: 26466237

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Etiology

Evaluation of adverse reactions of aponidine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution.
Lin SL, Liang SS
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 1995 Fall;11(3):267-78. doi: 10.1089/jop.1995.11.267. PMID: 8590259

Therapy

Evaluation of adverse reactions of aponidine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution.
Lin SL, Liang SS
J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 1995 Fall;11(3):267-78. doi: 10.1089/jop.1995.11.267. PMID: 8590259

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