Table 1. Demographic data of 46 consecutive patients with medically uncontrolled conjunctival pyogenic granulomas.
| Total (n = 46) | Inflammatory pattern (n = 40) | Fibrous pattern (n = 6) | p value*† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 23.5± 20.7 (range, 2-68) |
25.8 ± 21.2 (range, 2-68) |
8.7±7.4 (range, 3-22) |
0.025 |
| Sex | 0.327 | |||
| Male | 36 (78.3%) | 31 (77.5%) | 5 (83.3%) | |
| Female | 10 (21.3%) | 9 (22.5%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Laterality | 0.634 | |||
| Right eye | 21 (45.7%) | 19 (47.5%) | 2 (33.3%) | |
| Left eye | 23 (50.0%) | 19 (47.5%) | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Bilateral | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | |
| Time since onset (months) | Median 2.5 (interquartile range, 1.0-6.0) |
Median 3.0 (interquartile range, 1.0-6.0) |
Median 1.5 (interquartile range, 0.9-4.5) |
0.170 |
| Predisposing cause | 0.007 | |||
| Ocular surgery | 22 (47.8%) | 21 (52.5%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Enucleation | 14 | 13 | 1 | |
| Pterygium surgery | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lacrimal intubation | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Strabismus surgery | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Injury | 11 (23.9%) | 11 (27.5%) | 0 | |
| Burn | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Trauma | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chalazion | 8 (17.4%) | 4 (10.0%) | 4 (66.6%) | |
| Steven-Johnson syndrome | 2 (4.3%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | |
| Undetermined | 3 (6.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 1 (16.7%) | |
| Location | 0.002 | |||
| Bulbar conjunctiva | 37 (80.4%) | 35 (87.5%) | 2 (33.3%) | |
| Tarsal conjunctiva | 9 (19.6%) | 5 (12.5%) | 4 (66.7%) | |
| Lesion Size | 7.2±3.5 (range, 3-15) |
7.3±3.5 (range, 3-15) |
6.0±3.0 (range, 3-10) |
0.345 |
*
A chi-square test or the Mann-Whitney U test was performed between two groups.
†P < 0.05 considered statically significant.