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Foreign Body Granuloma (Splendore-Hoeppli) of the Conjunctiva

Foreign Body Granuloma (Splendore-Hoeppli) of the Conjunctiva
Allergic granuloma with surrounding hyperemia caused by organic material ( mostly parasitic, bacterial and fungal). This reaction is similar to that of many other organs of the body. Differential diagnosis by histology
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H13.0, B74
Conjunctiva -> Trauma (Injury), Chemical Burns, Toxic Deposits -> Foreign Body Granuloma (Splendore-Hoeppli) of the Conjunctiva
immune
5993
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