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Abnormal morphology of the conjunctival vasculature

MedGen UID:
870305
•Concept ID:
C4024747
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Abnormal morphology of the conjunctiva vasculature; Abnormal vasculature of the conjunctiva morphology; Abnormality of the vasculature of the conjunctiva
 
HPO: HP:0008054

Definition

Any abnormality of the blood vessels of the conjunctiva. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbnormal morphology of the conjunctival vasculature

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PubMed

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Conjunctival vessel abnormalities in sickle cell diseases: the influence of age and genotype.
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Etiology

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Diagnosis

Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation in adult patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease compared to healthy controls.
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Therapy

Alterations of conjunctival glycocalyx and microcirculation in non-septic critically ill patients.
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The conjunctival sickling sign, hemoglobin S, and irreversibly sickled erythrocytes.
Nagpal KC, Asdourian GK, Goldbaum MH, Raichand M, Goldberg MF
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Prognosis

Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation in adult patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease compared to healthy controls.
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Amniotic membrane grafting in the management of conjunctival vascular malformations.
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Orbital inflammatory pseudotumor and ischemic vasculitis in Churg-Strauss syndrome: report of two cases and review of the literature.
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Clinical prediction guides

Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation in adult patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease compared to healthy controls.
Brennan PF, Jing M, McNeil AJ, Awuah A, Mailey J, Kelly B, Finlay DD, Blighe K, McLaughlin JAD, Nesbit MA, Trucco E, Lockhart CJ, Moore TCB, Spence MS
Microvasc Res 2021 Jul;136:104167. Epub 2021 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104167. PMID: 33838207
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Perilimbal Vasculature in Port-Wine Stain and Sturge-Weber Syndrome Patients.
Zhao Z, Xu L, Ding X, Wu Y, Zhu X, Fu Y, Guo W
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2020 Apr 9;61(4):43. doi: 10.1167/iovs.61.4.43. PMID: 32343786Free PMC Article
Alterations of conjunctival glycocalyx and microcirculation in non-septic critically ill patients.
Pranskunas A, Tamosuitis T, Balciuniene N, Damanskyte D, Sneider E, Vitkauskiene A, Sirvinskas E, Pilvinis V, Boerma EC
Microvasc Res 2018 Jul;118:44-48. Epub 2018 Feb 17 doi: 10.1016/j.mvr.2018.02.004. PMID: 29462714
Clinical assessment of conjunctival and episcleral vessel tortuosity in juvenile dermatomyositis.
Young TA, Al-Mayouf S, Feldman BM, Levin AV
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Conjunctival vessel abnormalities in sickle cell diseases: the influence of age and genotype.
Siqueira WC, Figueiredo MS, Cruz AA, Costa FF, Zago MA
Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh) 1990 Oct;68(5):515-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1990.tb04779.x. PMID: 2275343

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