%0 Journal Article
%T Conjunctival Granuloma Caused by an Unknown Metallic Foreign Body
%A Daouda Konat&#233
%A Maimouna Yattara
%A Sanata Sogoba
%A Br&#233
%A hima Mariko
%J Surgical Science
%P 1-6
%@ 2157-9415
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ss.2025.161001
%X <b>Introduction:</b> Conjunctival granulomas are tumor pathologies of various origins. A foreign body, whatever its nature, is often involved in its genesis. To date, there is very little data on foreign body conjunctival granulomas, the prevalence would be approximately 10% and their underestimation is probably linked to the inconsistency of their clinical presentation. <b>Patient and </b><b>Observations</b><b>:</b> We report a case of conjunctival granuloma caused by a metallic foreign body that went unnoticed in a young boy, the interest of rigor on primary protection measures for high-risk occupations, and of the strict application of the diagnostic protocol relating to ocular trauma. <b>Discussion:</b> foreign body granulomas, despite their usually harmless nature, can jeopardize the anatomical and functional prognosis of the affected eye. Only a detailed interview and a meticulous clinical examination allow the diagnosis to be made and the distinction to be made with conjunctival granulomas of different causes. <b>Conclusion:</b> the possibility of the involvement of a foreign body in the genesis of conjunctival granulomas must impose the rigorous application of diagnostic and therapeutic protocols.
%K Granuloma
%K Conjunctiva
%K Foreign Body
%K Metallic (Mali)
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=138886