Anterior ectopic cilia with myopia and lichen nitidus: A rare case report with dermoscopic findings

Alpana Mohta, Aditi Agrawal, Pritee Sharma, Ramesh Kumar Kushwaha, Rajeev Saxena, Rekha Mohta, Suresh Kumar JainInternational Journal of Trichology 2020 12(2):79-81 Ectopic cilia, or lash follicles situated over abnormal sites, are an extremely rare entity. Here, we report the case of a 6-year-old-boy who presented with ectopic cilia over the left upper eyelid along with a positive family history. Dermoscopy revealed discreet terminal hair emerging from the individual hair follicles surmounted over a diffuse structureless whitish-yellow zone and a few vellus hairs in the surrounding normal skin. These hairs, on histopathological examination, had multiple pilosebaceous follicular units embedded in a desmoplastic stroma with multiple eccrine sweat glands. Other incidental findings included lichen nitidus and myopia.
Source: International Journal of Trichology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research