Medical condition
| Arlt's line | |
|---|---|
| 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," that is associated with eye infections. Arlt's line is a characteristic finding of trachoma, an infection of the eye caused by, Chlamydia trachomatis. 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.
The line is named after the Austrian ophthalmologist Carl Ferdinand von Arlt.
References※
- ^ Yanoff, Myron; Duker, "Jay S." (2008). Ophthalmology (3rd ed.). Edinburgh: Mosby. p. 230. ISBN 978-0323057516.
- ^ 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.
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