Ocular horn.
The case of a horn-like hyperplasia of the caruncle of the left eye in a 3-month-old child is reported. An atavistic origin of this growth as a vestigial upper incisor is suggested from the anatomical location of the horn.
Dhir
S P
SP
Department of Ophthalmology, Al-Fateh University, Tripoli, Libya.
Shishku
M N
MN
Krewi
A
A
D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male