Pterygium - Revision history

ClaireLewis at 21:36, 6 October 2019

2019-10-06T21:36:39Z

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	[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]		[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]
	*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera		*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera
	*Foreign body sensation with irritation, pruritus, tearing, dryness		*Foreign body sensation with irritation, [[pruritus]], tearing, dryness
	*Vision impairment (when pterygium has crossed the limbus		*[[vision loss\|Vision impairment]] (when pterygium has crossed the limbus

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Naphazoline/ketorolac (NSAID) drops (if symptomatic)		*Naphazoline/ketorolac ([[NSAID]]) drops (if symptomatic)

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

2017-11-07T20:14:40Z

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	**Mass of collagen degeneration and fibroblastic proliferation		**Mass of collagen degeneration and fibroblastic proliferation
	**Begins near the medial canthus and grows laterally		**Begins near the medial canthus and grows laterally
	*Risk factors
	**Sunlight (UV) exposure
	**Windy, sandy and dusty environments
	**More common near the equator

	~~[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]~~		===Risk factors===
			*Sunlight (UV) exposure
			*Windy, sandy and dusty environments
			*More common near the equator

	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]
	*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera		*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera
	*Foreign body sensation with irritation, pruritus, tearing, dryness		*Foreign body sensation with irritation, pruritus, tearing, dryness

2017-11-07T20:12:54Z

Differential Diagnosis

2017-11-06T15:09:11Z

Differential Diagnosis

2016-10-27T15:54:48Z

Text replacement - "pruritis" to "pruritus"

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
	*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera		*Triangular visible white-colored mass on medial side of sclera
	*Foreign body sensation with irritation, ~~pruritis~~, tearing, dryness		*Foreign body sensation with irritation, pruritus, tearing, dryness
	*Vision impairment (when pterygium has crossed the limbus		*Vision impairment (when pterygium has crossed the limbus

2016-07-25T07:39:36Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	{{Template:Ocular DDX}}		{{Template:Ocular DDX}}

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	*Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical exam		*Clinical diagnosis, based on history and physical exam

2016-07-09T18:10:49Z

Text replacement - "* " to "*"

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*Discharge with ophtho follow-up		*Discharge with ophtho follow-up
	** Irradiation and surgical excision.		**Irradiation and surgical excision.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

2016-03-22T15:43:52Z

Text replacement - "Category:Ophtho" to "Category:Ophthalmology"

2015-11-11T02:00:31Z

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*Discharge with ophtho follow-up ~~(can be surgically corrected/removed)~~		*Discharge with ophtho follow-up
			** Irradiation and surgical excision.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

2015-08-11T05:23:41Z

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	**Begins near the medial canthus and grows laterally		**Begins near the medial canthus and grows laterally
	*Risk factors		*Risk factors
	**~~High sunlight~~ (UV) exposure		**Sunlight (UV) exposure
	**Windy, sandy and dusty environments		**Windy, sandy and dusty environments
			**More common near the equator

	[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]		[[File:Pterygium.png\|thumb\|Pterygium]]