Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan 2018)

Lacrimal punctal and peripunctal involvement in calcinosis cutis

  • Nandini Bothra,
  • Mohammad Javed Ali,
  • Nikolaos Trakos,
  • Milind N Naik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_1185_17
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 5
pp. 720 – 722

Abstract

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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.

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