IMPORTANCE Ectropion is a complication of certain subtypes of ichthyosis and is often associated with substantial medical and cosmetic consequences. At present there is no standard of care for the treatment of ectropion in this population. Retinoids cause dyshesion and thinning of stratum corneum, thereby reducing hyperkeratosis that likely underlies ectropion in patients with ichthyosis. As su...

Congenital ectropion uveae (CEU) is a rare, nonprogressive condition scarcely mentioned in the ophthalmic literature. According to its etiology, ectropion is classified into 2 groups: acquired and congenital. It is believed that the cause of acquired ectropion is membranous traction of the iris from secondary causes such as inflammation and ischemia. According to Dowling et al, the term congeni...

PURPOSE To evaluate eyelid margin alterations in ectropion carriers. METHODS An observational study was done involving 53 eyelid ectropion patients and 25 individuals with dermochalasis (control group). Eyelash position and margin inflammation were observed using digital images. The data were submitted to statistical analysis. RESULTS Patients with ectropion showed a decreased number of eye...

L'ectropion est une éversion du bord libre des paupières. L'ectropion peut être congénital ou acquis ; le plus souvent il est d'origine sénile ou paralytique ou post traumatique. Nous présentons le cas d'une patiente suivie pour sclérodermie depuis son enfance et nous a été envoyée pour son ectropion bilatéral. L'examen clinique a retrouvé un aspect de peau cartonnée au niveau de son visage et ...

CASE REPORT A 73 year-old woman with epiphora and ocular irritation resistant to medical treatment. The lacrimal pathway was permeable and there was no eyelid malposition. On examining the patient with her glasses on, both lower eyelids presented an inner third ectropion. Once the diagnosis was established and the mechanical factor resolved, the clinical symptoms improved within a few days. D...

There are numerous dermatoses which may cause cicatricial alopecia when localized on the scalp, such as chronic discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE), lichen planus, graft-versus-host disease, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, cicatricial pemphigoid, porphyria cutanea tarda, follicular mucinosis, perifolliculitis capitis abscedens, lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, necrobiosis lipoidica, sarcoidosis, etc...

Huerva V, Castanera D. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-221982 Description A 75-year-old man presented with a constant, not repositioned left upper eyelid ectropion (figure 1). The patient had suffered several episodes of infectious keratitis due to eyeball exposure. The lower eyelid presented also an ectropion due to hyperlaxity. Severely injected and hypertrophied superior tarsal conju...