title: Conjunctival mass formation with unexpected foreign body.
abstract: Two 4-year-old females with inferior fornix conjunctival lesions are described. Both cases proved to be cotton-material-induced granulomas. These cases are reported to emphasize that recognition of foreign body conjunctival granuloma remains as a challenge to ophthalmologists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, La.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ainbinder
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yagci
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Karcioglu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D003368:Gossypium / Q000009:adverse effects; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans