Adult colloid milium of the eyelid.
OBJECTIVE
To report a patient with bilateral upper and lower eyelid margin nodules that proved to be adult colloid milium.


METHODS
After clinical study, biopsy specimens were obtained and analyzed histologically and ultrastructurally.


RESULTS
Adult colloid milium can be diagnosed by clinicopathologic correlation.


CONCLUSIONS
Adult colloid milium should be included in the differential diagnosis of eyelid margin nodules.
Safneck
J R
JR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. safneck@cc.umanitoba.ca
Quinonez
G
G
Wiens
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*