Dalen-Fuchs nodules

Dalen-Fuchs nodules
small hemispherical mounds principally composed of epithelioid cells and cells of the retinal epithelium, seen in sympathetic ophthalmia and certain other disorders.

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  • Sympathetic ophthalmia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H44.1 ICD 9 360.11 Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) is a granulomatous uveitis (a kind of inflammation) of both eyes following trauma …   Wikipedia

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