Open AccessConjunctival Inclusion Cyst
Author(s) -
Lu JH,
Chu FY,
Chen KT
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791302000311
Subject(s) - medicine , cyst , conjunctiva , surgery , inclusion (mineral) , pathology , gender studies , sociology
Conjunctival inclusion cysts are the most common cystic lesions of the conjunctiva and are either congenital or acquired; the latter are more prevalent. Some of the major factors that provoke the development of an acquired cyst are surgery, trauma, and chronic inflammation. Here, we report on a conjunctival inclusion cyst that developed following a case of untreated chronic conjunctivitis. To temporarily relieve the patient's symptoms a needle aspiration of the cyst was performed, and the patient was referred to an ophthalmologist for surgical excision of the cyst.