Pigmentation associated histopathological variations in sympathetic ophthalmia.
The severity of inflammation in sympathetic ophthalmia is related to the degree of pigmentation, and the granulomatous response seems to be related to pigmentation. Eosinophilia is also associated with pigmentation, but this association appears to be fortuitous and is a result of the association of eosinophilia with severity of the inflammation.
D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000473:pathology*; D044469:Racial Groups; D012880:Skin Pigmentation