Synechie

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

v. Greek synecheia "the joining together", adhesions or bonds of two layers of tissue that are normally separated from each other.

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Synechia can occur in many organs of the human body, but preferably in serous membranes (conjunctiva - clinical feature of the mucosal pemphigoid - , prepuce and vulva: adhesion of the labia, e.g. in lichen sclerosus et atrophicus).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer