Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 1998; 212(3): 178-180
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034859
Diagnostisches Forum

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Subepidermaler kalzifizierter Knoten (Kalkulus) des Lides

Subepidermal calcified nodule (calculus) of the eyelidJens Martin Rohrbach1 , Harald Preßler2 , Bernhard Kreutzer1
  • 1Universitäts-Augenklinik, Abteilung I (Allgemeine Augenheilkunde mit Poliklinik), Schleichstr. 12, D-72076 Tübingen (Ärztlicher Direktor: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Thiel)
  • 2Pathologisches Institut der Universität, Liebermeisterstr. 8, D-72076 Tübingen (Ärztlicher Direktor: Prof. Dr. B. Bültmann)
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Publication Date:
25 March 2008 (online)

Summary

A 9-year-old boy presented with a painless hard tumor in the right lower lid. It had grown slowly since 12 months. Three months before presentation cryotherapy was administered by a dermatologist because of a presumed wart. Both eyes were normal. Clinical differential diagnosis included a keratoakanthoma and a wart. Excisional biopsy was performed. Histology revealed granular deposits which stained positive with hematoxylin-eosin and von Kossa stain. Though a secondary (dystrophic) calcinosis of the lid following cryotherapy could not be ruled out a diagnosis of an idiopathic subepidermal calcified nodule (calculus) of the lid was established.

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