Calcinosis Cutis of the Eyelid
Thanuja G. Pradeep *
Department of Ophthalmology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
Praveen Kumar
Department of Dermatology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, India
B. Lakshmi
Department of Ophthalmology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
We report a case of calcinosis cutis presenting in the upper eyelid. These cases can mimic various conditions of the eyelid and diagnosis is usually done histopathologically. Though they are common occurrence for dermatologists, there are very few cases reported in the ophthalmic literature. They need to be recognised and differentiated from a more dangerous metastatic and dystrophic varieties as simple excision is adequate in the idiopathic type of calcinosis cutis.
Keywords: Lid tumor, calcinosis cutis, lid mass