ICD-11 classes
09 Diseases of the visual system
Disorders of the ocular adnexa or orbit
Disorders of eyelid or peri-ocular area
9A02 — Inflammatory disorders of eyelid
9A02.2 — Ligneous conjunctivitis
ICD-11 9A02.2 — Ligneous conjunctivitis
Ligneous conjunctivitis (LC) is a rare form of chronic conjunctivitis characterised by the recurrent formation of pseudomembranous lesions most commonly on the palpebral surfaces. It is most frequently reported as a clinical manifestation of severe homozygous or compound-heterozygous hypoplasminogenaemia. Most cases involve infants and children.
The diagnosis includes nothing.
The diagnosis excludes nothing.
It has no clarifying diagnoses.
The diagnosis is coded elsewhere: