conjunctival pigmentation
Pigmented lesions that arise from the conjunctiva include nevus, complexion-associated melanosis (CAM), primary acquired melanosis (PAM), and malignant melanoma.1,2All of these lesions arise from melanocytes. However, a number of other lesions have a similar appearance but a different source, such as pigment deposits from silver and iron. [ EFO:1000682 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C0155163 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- EFO:1000682 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- ICD9:372.55 (MONDO:i2s)
- SCTID:66081003 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:12304 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
Pigmented lesions that arise from the conjunctiva include nevus, complexion-associated melanosis (CAM), primary acquired melanosis (PAM), and malignant melanoma.1,2All of these lesions arise from melanocytes. However, a number of other lesions have a similar appearance but a different source, such as pigment deposits from silver and iron.
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0155163, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12304, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/66081003
MONDO:0006537