title: Synthetic Fiber "Teddy Bear" Conjunctival Granuloma; a Case Report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the clinicopathologic features of a case of conjunctival synthetic fiber granuloma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 6-year-old girl presented with a slow-growing red nodule in the right inferior conjunctival sac with no history of surgery or trauma. Histopathological examination revealed foreign body type granulomatous inflammation around birefringent fibers of variable colors consistent with synthetic fiber granuloma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first case report of synthetic fiber (teddy bear) conjunctival granuloma from Iran. Despite its scarcity, ophthalmologists should consider this type of granuloma in the differential diagnoses of childhood conjunctival lesions especially when the lesion is unilateral and inferior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Roshanak
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aliakbar-Navahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Roozitalab
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Javad
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Afsoon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hakimzadeh
keywords: Conjunctival Granuloma; Foreign-body; Synthetic Fiber Granuloma