conjunctival pigmentation
MONDO:0006537Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names conjunctival pigmentation yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Pigmented lesions that arise from the conjunctiva include nevus, complexion-associated melanosis (CAM), primary acquired melanosis (PAM), and malignant melanoma.1,2All of these lesions arise from melanocytes. However, a number of other lesions have a similar appearance but a different source, such as pigment deposits from silver and iron.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006537), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of