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Isolated ectopic cilia in an 11-year-old girl
Hosny Ahmed Zein1, M Tarek A Moustafa1
1Department of Ophthalmology, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
GMS Ophthalmology Cases
|November 9, 2016
Abstract:
Ectopic cilia (EC) are a very rare condition with only few cases reported in literature. Many associations were seen with ectopic cilia which include distichiasis, choristoma and aberrant lacrimal gland, hypochromic nevus, atopic eczema and others. We are reporting a case of an 11-year-old girl with isolated left upper lid ectopic cilia, which was confirmed by surgical removal and histopathological study.
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