Poliosis of eyelashes as an unusual sign of a halo nevus.
A 39-year-old man with poliosis of his lower eyelid lashes visited our clinic. He reported that his symptoms began with a few central lashes and then spread along the adjacent lashes during the ensuing 2 weeks. A pigmented nevus, approximately 4 mm in diameter, was identified just above the white lashes without surrounding skin depigmentation. No specific findings were identified with regard to the patient's general health or serologic and radiologic testing. Excisional biopsy of the pigmented nevus was performed. On histopathologic examination, infiltration of the dermis by numerous lymphocytes and melanophages was observed. The poliosis was ultimately diagnosed as a presenting sign of the halo phenomenon in the regressive stage of a melanocytic nevus.
Kay
Kyu Mee
KM
Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea. winona93@naver.com
Kim
Joong Hun
JH
Lee
Tae Soo
TS
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000473:pathology*; D005142:Eyelid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation; D008297:Male; D055882:Nevus, Halo / Q000175:diagnosis*