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Conjunctiva
Ephelides or freckle

Deepali Jain, M.D.

Topic Completed: 1 March 2013

Revised: 26 March 2019

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PubMed Search: Ephelides or freckle [title] conjunctiva

Deepali Jain, M.D.
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Definition / general | Gross description | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) images
Cite this page: Jain D. Conjunctiva: ephelides or freckle. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/eyeephelis.html. Accessed February 23rd, 2020.
Definition / general
  • Congenital pigmentation, does not evolve into melanoma
  • Surrounding conjunctiva is normal
  • Associated with fair skin, red hair, Carney syndrome
Gross description
  • Flat pigmented foci
Microscopic (histologic) description
  • Well circumscribed area of hyperpigmented basal cells
Microscopic (histologic) images

AFIP images
Missing Image

Increased melanocytic
activity in basal layer

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