Arlt's line
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Arlt's line is a thick band of scar tissue in the conjunctiva of the eye, near the lid margin, that is associated with eye infections.
Key points
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Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.
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Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma , an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis
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The line runs horizontally, parallel to the eyelid, at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva.
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The line runs horizontally, parallel to eyelid, and is found at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva
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The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt.
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The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt
Diagnosis
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Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma.
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Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma
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| Arlt's line | |
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| Specialty | Ophthalmology |
| Causes | Chlamydia trachomatis |
| Differential diagnosis | Trachoma |
Arlt's line is a thick band of scar tissue in the conjunctiva of the eye, near the lid margin,[1][2] that is associated with eye infections. Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by Chlamydia trachomatis.[2] The line runs horizontally, parallel to eyelid, and is found at the junction of the anterior one third and posterior two thirds of the conjunctiva.[1]The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt. [citation needed]
- 1 2 Yanoff, Myron; Duker, Jay S. (2008). Ophthalmology (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Mosby. p. 230. ISBN 978-0323057516.
- 1 2 Mandell, Gerald L.; Bennett, John E.; Dolin, Raphael (2010). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. p. 1534. ISBN 978-0-443-06839-3.