Eye
Conjunctiva
Arsenic conjunctivitis
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PubMed Search: Arsenic conjunctivitis
Conjunctiva
Arsenic conjunctivitis
Author: Deepali Jain, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 September 2013
Minor changes: 7 October 2019
Copyright: 2004-2019, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.
PubMed Search: Arsenic conjunctivitis
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Clinical features | Treatment | Clinical images | Microscopic (histologic) description | Additional referencesCite this page: Jain D. Conjunctiva: arsenic conjunctivitis. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyearsenicconj.html. Accessed May 29th, 2020.
Definition / general
- Acute or chronic exposure to arsenic by inhalation or contaminated drinking water causing papillary conjunctivitis (J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2007;17:215)
Clinical features
- Forniceal and palpebral congestion of papillary type, ocular irritation, eyelids dermatitis, photophobia, madarosis (loss of eyelashes) (Patient: Conditions Affecting the External Eye [Accessed 24 April 2018])
- Corneal necrosis
Treatment
- Elimination of exposure; systemic chelating agents (dimercaprol) for arsenic removal from body
Clinical images
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Patient with hyper and hypopigmentation in Bangladesh
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Papillary conjunctivitis without inclusions (J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2006;22:208)
