Lacrimal punctal and peripunctal involvement in calcinosis cutis

Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 May;66(5):720-722. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1185_17.

Abstract

Calcinosis cutis is a rare metabolic disorder characterized by cutaneous and subcutaneous deposition of insoluble calcium salts. Ocular adnexal involvement is uncommon but mostly seen in males and in the upper eyelid. Solitary lesions are more common than multiple. The treatment of choice is excision biopsy. Histopathological examination provides a definitive diagnosis. Directed systemic investigations help to rule out underlying pathologies and aids further management. The present case reports the punctal and peripunctal involvement in a case of ocular adnexal calcinosis cutis.

Keywords: Calcinosis cutis; lacrimal; peripunctal; punctum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eyelid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Eyelids / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / pathology*
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Photomicrography
  • Rare Diseases