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[Morphologic studies of the pathogenesis of ligneous conjunctivitis]. 1987

F Pfannkuch, and R Schmidt, and B Schmidt, and T Seiler

The cases of ligneous conjunctivitis published since 1964 are presented in a review of the literature. A total of 84 cases have been described. The predominance of this disease in women is lower than was previously thought. Ligneous conjunctivitis tends to occur more frequently in children. However, it is not a "disease of little girls". Two cases are described in the present paper, including pathomorphological studies. In both cases, neutrophilic granulocytes were studied by electron microscopy. The results are compared with a control case and with corresponding reports in the literature. The number of granules in the neutrophilic granulocytes was significantly reduced in both cases. In one of the cases studied the granules were increased in size. These findings support the hypothesis that ligneous conjunctivitis could be the result of a lowered resistance associated with a disturbance of wound healing.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D002479 Inclusion Bodies A generic term for any circumscribed mass of foreign (e.g., lead or viruses) or metabolically inactive materials (e.g., ceroid or MALLORY BODIES), within the cytoplasm or nucleus of a cell. Inclusion bodies are in cells infected with certain filtrable viruses, observed especially in nerve, epithelial, or endothelial cells. (Stedman, 25th ed) Cellular Inclusions,Cytoplasmic Inclusions,Bodies, Inclusion,Body, Inclusion,Cellular Inclusion,Cytoplasmic Inclusion,Inclusion Body,Inclusion, Cellular,Inclusion, Cytoplasmic,Inclusions, Cellular,Inclusions, Cytoplasmic
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003228 Conjunctiva The mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of the eyelids and the anterior pericorneal surface of the eyeball. Bulbar Conjunctiva,Palpebral Conjunctiva,Plica Semilunaris of Conjunctiva,Plicae Semilunares of Conjunctiva,Tunica Conjunctiva,Conjunctiva, Bulbar,Conjunctiva, Palpebral,Conjunctivas
D003231 Conjunctivitis INFLAMMATION of the CONJUNCTIVA. Pink Eye,Conjunctivitides,Pink Eyes
D003234 Conjunctivitis, Bacterial Purulent infections of the conjunctiva by several species of gram-negative, gram-positive, or acid-fast organisms. Some of the more commonly found genera causing conjunctival infections are Haemophilus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, and Chlamydia. Bacterial Conjunctivitis,Conjunctivitis, Mucopurulent,Conjunctivitis, Purulent,Bacterial Conjunctivitides,Conjunctivitides, Bacterial,Conjunctivitides, Mucopurulent,Conjunctivitides, Purulent,Mucopurulent Conjunctivitides,Mucopurulent Conjunctivitis,Purulent Conjunctivitides,Purulent Conjunctivitis
D003236 Conjunctivitis, Viral Inflammation, often mild, of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of viral agents. Conjunctival involvement may be part of a systemic infection. Viral Conjunctivitis,Conjunctivitides, Viral,Viral Conjunctivitides
D005260 Female Females
D006097 Granulation Tissue A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It consists of new capillaries and an infiltrate containing lymphoid cells, macrophages, and plasma cells. Granulation Tissues,Tissue, Granulation,Tissues, Granulation
D006098 Granulocytes Leukocytes with abundant granules in the cytoplasm. They are divided into three groups according to the staining properties of the granules: neutrophilic, eosinophilic, and basophilic. Mature granulocytes are the NEUTROPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and BASOPHILS. Granulocyte

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