Epithelial Cyst of the Lower Conjunctival Fornix.
- Author:
Hong Bok KIM
1
;
Joon Dal YOUN
;
Sae Heun RHO
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Yun Sei University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Child;
Conjunctiva;
Epithelium;
Humans;
Male
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1979;20(3):391-395
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Epithelial cyst formed from downgrowth of the epithelium into the submucous tissue in chronic inflammatory condition is the commest type of the conjunctival cysts. The cyst frequently occur in the upper lid and fornix coniunctiva, but they also have been noted in the lower fornix or in the bulbar conjunctiva. A 11 years old Korean boy was found to have small, soft, slightly bluish mass in the lower fornix (OD) which showed an epithelial cyst of the conjunctiva histopathologically.
