[Subepidermal calcified nodule (calculus) of the eyelid].
A 9-year-old boy presented with a painless hard tumor in the right lower lid. It had grown slowly since 12 months. Three months before presentation cryotherapy was administered by a dermatologist because of a presumed wart. Both eyes were normal. Clinical differential diagnosis included a keratoakanthoma and a wart. Excisional biopsy was performed. Histology revealed granular deposits which stained positive with hematoxylin-eosin and von Kossa stain. Though a secondary (dystrophic) calcinosis of the lid following cryotherapy could not be ruled out a diagnosis of an idiopathic subepidermal calcified nodule (calculus) of the lid was established.
Rohrbach
J M
JM
Universitäts-Augenklinik, Abteilung I (Allgemeine Augenheilkunde mit Poliklinik), Tübingen.
Pressler
H
H
Kreutzer
B
B
D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D017679:Cryotherapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Subepidermaler kalzifizierter Knoten (Kalkulus) des Lides.