Atypical Presentation of Salzmann Nodule: A Case Report and Literature Review

Salzmann’s nodular degeneration (SND) is an unusual corneal condition that is slowly progressive and non-inflammatory in nature. It results in millimetric gray-white to bluish nodules formation anterior to Bowman’s layer of the cornea. It usually affects both eyes in 80% of the cases. These elevated...

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Autores principales: Aljindan, Mohanna Y, Bamashmoos, Malak A, AlShamlan, Reem A, AlOdaini, Amal A, Alabdullatif, Hanoof A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8171590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34094793
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15397
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author Aljindan, Mohanna Y
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AlOdaini, Amal A
Alabdullatif, Hanoof A
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description Salzmann’s nodular degeneration (SND) is an unusual corneal condition that is slowly progressive and non-inflammatory in nature. It results in millimetric gray-white to bluish nodules formation anterior to Bowman’s layer of the cornea. It usually affects both eyes in 80% of the cases. These elevated nodules are located near the limbus or in the mid-peripheral cornea, with some exceptions. Salzmann nodule develops following corneal trauma or inflammation. However, it can present idiopathically. Here, we report an atypical case of idiopathic symptomatic large central SND that was treated successfully with superficial keratectomy.
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spelling pubmed-81715902021-06-04 Atypical Presentation of Salzmann Nodule: A Case Report and Literature Review Aljindan, Mohanna Y Bamashmoos, Malak A AlShamlan, Reem A AlOdaini, Amal A Alabdullatif, Hanoof A Cureus Ophthalmology Salzmann’s nodular degeneration (SND) is an unusual corneal condition that is slowly progressive and non-inflammatory in nature. It results in millimetric gray-white to bluish nodules formation anterior to Bowman’s layer of the cornea. It usually affects both eyes in 80% of the cases. These elevated nodules are located near the limbus or in the mid-peripheral cornea, with some exceptions. Salzmann nodule develops following corneal trauma or inflammation. However, it can present idiopathically. Here, we report an atypical case of idiopathic symptomatic large central SND that was treated successfully with superficial keratectomy. Cureus 2021-06-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8171590/ /pubmed/34094793 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15397 Text en Copyright © 2021, Aljindan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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