Trichilemmal cyst of the bulbar conjunctiva: a rare presentation

We report a rare case of trichilemmal cyst involving the bulbar conjunctiva. A 55-year-old female presented with a history of a painless, progressive swelling in the left bulbar conjunctiva adjacent to the nasal limbus of 3 years duration. Wide excision biopsy was performed. Histopathologic examinat...

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Published inMiddle East African journal of ophthalmology Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 366 - 368
Main Authors Kadri, Rajani, Parameshwar, Devika, Ilanthodi, Sandhya, Hegde, Sudhir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2013
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Biopsy
Case Report
Conjunctiva
Conjunctival Diseases - pathology
Conjunctival Diseases - surgery
Cysts
Diagnosis
Epidermal cyst
Epidermal Cyst - pathology
Epidermal Cyst - surgery
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology
Physiological aspects
Conjunctiva
Trichilemmal Cyst
Limbal Nodule
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Summary:We report a rare case of trichilemmal cyst involving the bulbar conjunctiva. A 55-year-old female presented with a history of a painless, progressive swelling in the left bulbar conjunctiva adjacent to the nasal limbus of 3 years duration. Wide excision biopsy was performed. Histopathologic examination findings were consistent with those of trichilemmal cyst. Trichilemmal cyst should be considered as differential diagnosis in a case of limbal nodule.
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ISSN:0974-9233
0975-1599
0975-1599
0974-9233
DOI:10.4103/0974-9233.119999