ligneous conjunctivitis
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lig·ne·ous con·junc·ti·vi·tis
conjunctivitis characterized typically by woody induration of the upper tarsal conjunctiva, whitish pseudomembrane, and, in severe cases, corneal opacity; usually bilateral.
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ligneous conjunctivitis
A rare eye disease in which fibrin deposits create woody plaques on the conjunctiva. Similar plaques may develop in the airways and genitalia. The disease often is found in patients with a deficiency in plasminogen levels.
See also: conjunctivitis
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