title: Congenital ectopic cilia of the upper eyelid.
abstract: The authors report a 19-year-old woman with a cluster of ectopic cilia located in the temporal aspect of her right upper eyelid associated with symptomatic secretion from the cutaneous ostea of the cilia. Histologic examination revealed subcutaneous connective tissue interspersed with pilosebaceous follicles and apocrine glands. No evidence of lacrimal gland ducts or acini was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California 94115, USA. chappellmc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chappell
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Susan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Rona Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Silkiss
mesh_terms: D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002923:Cilia; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult