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- Title
Lacrimal punctal and peripunctal involvement in calcinosis cutis.
- Authors
Bothra, Nandini; Ali, Mohammad Javed; Naik, Milind N.; Trakos, Nikolaos
- Abstract
Calcinosis cutis is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by cutaneous and subcutaneous deposition of insoluble calcium salts. Ocular adnexal involvement is uncommon but mostly seen in males and in the upper eyelid. Solitary lesions are more common than multiple. The treatment of choice is excision biopsy. Histopathological examination provides a definitive diagnosis. Directed systemic investigations help to rule out underlying pathologies and aids further management. The present case reports the punctal and peripunctal involvement in a case of ocular adnexal calcinosis cutis.
- Subjects
CALCINOSIS; SKIN; LACRIMAL apparatus; CALCIUM salts; ADNEXAL diseases
- Publication
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018, Vol 66, Issue 5, p720
- ISSN
0301-4738
- Publication type
case study
- DOI
10.4103/ijo.IJO_1185_17