Osseous Metaplasia of the Eyelid in a Child. Issue 5 (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Charles, Norman C.; DeMaria, Lauren N.; Viriya, Elizabeth T.
• Is Part Of: Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. Volume 37:Issue 5(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: Eye -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Ophthalmic plastic surgery -- Periodicals; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Ophthalmology -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.70592
• DOI: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001999
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0740-9303

Abstract

Abstract : Osteoma cutis is a term applied to bone formation in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue. It is deemed primary when occurring de novo without prior disease or secondary when associated with pre-existing inflammation, neoplasia or trauma. The authors describe a longstanding focal calcified and ossified lesion of the upper eyelid in a healthy 10-year-old girl along with a sterile corneal ulcer. The lesion most likely represented an ossified tarsal cyst or chalazion. Abstract : A longstanding bony lesion was excised from the upper eyelid of a healthy 10-year-old girl.