Divided nevus of the eyelid is a rare pathologic entity and develops during fetal growth, when the two eyelids are still fused together. Its surgical treatment is mostly based on full thickness skin grafts. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with a congenital divided nevus affecting the left upper and lower eyelid. The patient was treated in our Department because of the onset of a purple red nodule in the lower part of the nevus. We examined the case from embryological, histopathological, clinical, and diagnostic standpoints, and discuss surgical options in order to reach an optimal functional and aestetic result.
Divided nevus of the eyelid: A case report / Ribuffo, Diego; Loredana, Cavalieri; Marco, Sonnino; Tarallo, Mauro; Claudio, Latini; Luigi, Muratori; Scuderi, Nicolo'. - In: OPHTHALMIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. - ISSN 0740-9303. - 12:3(1996), pp. 186-189. [10.1097/00002341-199609000-00006]
Divided nevus of the eyelid: A case report
RIBUFFO, Diego;TARALLO, Mauro;SCUDERI, Nicolo'
1996
Abstract
Divided nevus of the eyelid is a rare pathologic entity and develops during fetal growth, when the two eyelids are still fused together. Its surgical treatment is mostly based on full thickness skin grafts. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with a congenital divided nevus affecting the left upper and lower eyelid. The patient was treated in our Department because of the onset of a purple red nodule in the lower part of the nevus. We examined the case from embryological, histopathological, clinical, and diagnostic standpoints, and discuss surgical options in order to reach an optimal functional and aestetic result.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
