Congenital entropion and congenital corneal ulcer.
OBJECTIVE
We studied a case of corneal ulceration in utero from lower eyelid entropion.


METHODS
A 3-week-old male infant was referred for examination of a left corneal ulcer that was present at birth and unresponsive to antibiotics.


RESULTS
Examination disclosed a lower eyelid entropion that was treated surgically by a nonincisional method, leaving a central leukoma after re-epithelialization.


CONCLUSIONS
Congenital lower eyelid entropion should be included in the differential diagnosis of congenital corneal opacities.
Yang
L L
LL
Department of Ophthalmology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Lambert
S R
SR
Chapman
J
J
Stulting
R D
RD
D003318:Corneal Opacity / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004774:Entropion / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male