(This may be in the wrong place,I wasn't sure if I should post here or in childrens health,sorry.)
2.6yr old DS has HMS, (as do I) he is under a paed at the moment and due to see a paediatric rheumatologist and a paediatric gastroenterologist (for stomach problems i think may be related to the hms)next month.
On Friday the corner of one eye went red and a small white/yellowish spot appeared,we had it checked out on Saturday evening at the local minor injuries department,they checked it over and found no foreign object or scratch.
Today we saw the GP,who says it is Pinguecula,he had no idea why a child of DS age would have one,and told us it was a harmless degenerative condition normally found in people of middle age who have had a lot of exposure to sun and wind. And to keep an eye on it.
Once home I had a quick google to find it is actually caused by a degenerative COLLAGEN fibre,which leads me to think it's linked to the HMS.
Which would explain why it's happened to him and so young.
Does it sound likely?
Do you think we should be concerned about it considering his age?
Or will it just go away as the GP predicted?
Anyone have any experiance in this?
(Thanks if you've read this far btw...I babble when nervous )
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FriggFRIGG · 08/04/2013 17:24
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