Conjunctival melanosis

Introduction Karagener's syndrome (kartagener's syndrome) is also known as bronchiectasis-nasal sinusitis-visceral transposition syndrome. Stewart was first reported in 1902. Bronchiectasis - paranasal sinusitis - visceral transposition syndrome can cause conjunctival melanosis. Conjunctival melanosis is a type of melaninosis. Primary acquired melanosis is an adult conjunctival melanocyte hyperplasia. Mostly unilateral conjunctival disease, manifested as diffuse flat brown pigmentation, can move with the conjunctiva, the clinical process is long and variable: long-term static or even occasional self-resolving, or many years or even more than 10 years to maintain a benign process, but The parties are slowly expanding.

Cause

Causes of conjunctival melanosis:

Conjunctival melanosis is caused by bronchiectasis-nasal sinusitis-visceral transposition.

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Ophthalmic examination

Examination and diagnosis of conjunctival melanosis:

According to the clinical manifestations, the diagnosis can be diagnosed. Most of them are diagnosed before the age of 15 years. They have been coughing repeatedly since childhood, with cough and sputum with bloodshot or hemoptysis, fever, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, etc., and the lungs smell wet. The patient has chronic rhinitis, paranasal sinusitis or nasal polyps, and occasional conjunctival melanosis. Total visceral transposition, and may be associated with other malformations, such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, hydrocephalus, cleft lip, hoarseness and so on.

Differential diagnosis

Symptoms of conjunctival blackening that are confusing:

Should be differentiated from sinusitis and upper respiratory tract infection, bronchiectasis. According to the clinical manifestation of the auxiliary examination can be diagnosed http://www.huoguan.com more than 15 years old before the onset, since childhood, repeated cough, cough and sputum with blood or hemoptysis, and fever, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, etc., lungs Smell and wet. The patient has chronic rhinitis, paranasal sinusitis or nasal polyps, and occasional conjunctival melanosis. Total visceral transposition, and may be associated with other malformations, such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, hydrocephalus, cleft lip, hoarseness and so on.

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