Corneal keloid mimicking a recurrent limbal dermoid

Juan G Gaviria; Daniel A Johnson; Frank Scribbick 3rd

doi:10.3928/01913913-20050501-10

Corneal keloid mimicking a recurrent limbal dermoid

J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2005 May-Jun;42(3):189-90. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20050501-10.

Authors

Juan G Gaviria¹, Daniel A Johnson, Frank Scribbick 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA.

PMID: 15977875
DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20050501-10

Abstract

We report a 12-year-old boy who presented with the clinical appearance of a limbal dermoid recurrence. Histologic study of the lesion revealed it to be a corneal keloid. In the event of a recurrent mass following dermoid excision, keloid should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Corneal Diseases / diagnosis*
Corneal Diseases / surgery
Dermoid Cyst / diagnosis*
Dermoid Cyst / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Eye Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Keloid / diagnosis*
Keloid / surgery
Limbus Corneae / pathology*
Male
Recurrence