Conjunctival inverted follicular keratosis: a case report.
BACKGROUND
We report a case of inverted follicular keratosis (IFK) on the conjunctiva. A few cases of IFK have been reported in the literature, but it appears that IFK on the conjunctiva has never been reported.


METHODS
A 21-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a conjunctival mass.


METHODS
By slit-lamp biomicroscopy, an 8 x 5 x 3 mm mass was observed over the nasal conjunctiva adjacent to the limbus in the left eye. An excisional biopsy of the lesion was carried out. The results of a pathologic examination showed IFK. During the 9-month follow-up period, the patient had no recurrence of the lesion.


CONCLUSIONS
IFK can be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival masses as a rare specific lesion.
Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, RE-21280 Diyarbakir, Turkey. sokers@dicle.edu.tr.
Sevin Soker
SS
Cakmak
M Kaan
MK
Unlu
Bagdagul
B
Bilek
Huseyin
H
Buyukbayram
Yildirim Bayezit
YB
Sakalar
D000328:Adult; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007644:Darier Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male