def: fine white linear scars under intact conjunctival epithelium. This scarring appears in areas of previous conjunctival ulceration or pseudomembrane formation, weeks to months after the insult is healed.
comment: Subepithelial fibrosis can be a manifestation of ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD), but can also be found after epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and chemical burns.
Preferred term label: Conjunctival subepithelial fibrosis
Synonyms Scarring
Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/C3553304
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Diseases characterized by this term ? (e.g. Orphanet or OMIM number) Mucous membrane pemphigoid
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