Congenital divided naevus of the eyelids.

An 11-year-old Japanese boy presented with a 3-year history of black and dark brown macules on the dorsal side of the glans

© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0842 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 The simultaneous occurrence of naevi on opposite sides of the upper and lower eyelids has been termed divided naevus of the eyelid. However, there are few reports of divided naevi on other sites, especially on the glans and prepuce. We report here a case of divided naevus of the ...

Bilateral Congenital Upper Eyelids Ectropion in Case of Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate

Purpose: To report a case of bilateral congenital Ectropion and its management. Case Report: A newborn with bilateral congenital upper eyelid Ectropion and sign of exposure keratopathy associated with bilateral cleft lip and palate was referred and underwent full thickness skin graft of both upper eyelids. Ectropion was corrected and sign of exposure keratopathy improved. Conclusion: Congenital...

Plastic surgery for pigmented hairy naevus of the eyelids. By excision and masquerade skin graft.

Bilateral linear nevus comedonicus on eyelids - A rare presentation

Naevus Comedonicus (NC) is an uncommon developmental defect of the pilosebaceous apparatus (or rarely, may be of the sweat duct) characterised by group of slightly elevated papules which have central, dark, firm hyperkeratosis plug resembling a comedo [1]. It was first described by Kofmann in 1895 [2]. It commonly affects scalp, face, trunk and uncommonly the genitalia [3], palms and soles [4]....

A retrospective study of melanocytic naevi at the National Skin Centre.

INTRODUCTION A retrospective study of melanocytic naevi was undertaken to assess the degree of clinico-pathological correlation and incidence of histological atypia. MATERIALS AND METHODS The case records from January to March 1996 of all patients with histologically diagnosed melanocytic naevi at the National Skin Centre were analysed. RESULTS Of the 240 lesions removed from 167 patients, ...