: a triangular fleshy mass of thickened conjunctiva occurring usually at the inner side of the eyeball, covering part of the cornea, and causing a disturbance of vision 2 : a forward growth of the cuticle over the nail More from Merriam-Webster on pterygium Britannica.com: Encyclopedia artic...
Methods: texts of the great surgeon of ancient India,The present study was conducted at the Departmet of Sushruta(3000 BC) who called it as `Armans'. InOpthalmology at the Government Medical College, India, it is called `Nakoona' in Hindi, due to its resemblance to a nail, in its ...
pterygium inversum unguissystemic lupus erythematosuscase reportIntroduction:Pterygium inversum unguis(PIU)refers to a disorder that distal portion of the nail bed adheres to ventral surface of the nail plate,leading to the absence of the distal groove.This is not a common condition in exist...
Pterygium inversum unguis (PIU) refers to a disorder that distal portion of the nail bed adheres to ventral surface of the nail plate, leading to the absence of the distal groove. This is not a common condition in existing literature, thus its pathogenesis has not been elucidated. The ...
Introduction: Pterygium inversum unguis (PIU) refers to a disorder that distal portion of the nail bed adheres to ventral surface of the nail plate, leading to the absence of the distal groove. This is not a common condition in existing literature, thus its pathogenesis has not been ...