An unusual case of idiopathic calcinosis of the eyelid

ABSTRACT

Idiopathic subepidermal calcinosis, also known as idiopathic calcinosis cutis, is a rare condition, which typically presents as a small, hard, subepithelial mass in the absence of systemic disease and trauma. We report on an atypical case of idiopathic calcinosis, which appeared in an otherwise healthy 61-year-old female along the tarsus of her right upper eyelid. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate idiopathic calcinosis in an unusual location that is deep to the dermis and to discuss the vast differential diagnosis of this entity.

KEYWORDS:

• Calcinosis
• eyelid
• idiopathic
• nodule
• tarsus

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The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the article.

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Funding

This work was supported in part by an Unrestricted Grant from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, NY, to the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah .