- 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.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Dalen-Fuchs nodules
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Dalen — Johan A., Swedish ophthalmologist, 1866–1940. See D. Fuchs nodules, under nodule … Medical dictionary
Fuchs — Ernst, Austrian ophthalmologist, 1851–1930. See F. adenoma, angle of F., F. heterochromic cyclitis, F. coloboma, F. endothelial dystrophy, F. black spot, F. spur, F. stomas, under stoma, F. syndrome, F. uveitis, Dalen F. nodules, under nodule … Medical dictionary
Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at … Medical dictionary
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
