Limbal nodule
A limbal nodule is a non-specific term describing any nodular lesion at the limbus (junction of the cornea and sclera) of the eye.
The differential diagnosis for a limbal nodule can include:
- Pinguecula
- Early Pterygium
- Foreign body / foreign body granuloma
- Phlycten, an inflamed nodule of lymphoid tissue
- Episcleritis
- Scleritis
- Granuloma
- Limbal dermoid, a kind of choristoma (NB: in other organs dermoid can refer to a teratoma)
- malignant melanoma
References
- Hampton Roy, Daljit Singh, Richard J. Fugo (2010). Ocular Applications of the Fugo Blade. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 42. ISBN 1-60547-888-1.
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