Limbal Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Palpebral Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Joint Authors
Jain, Arun K.
Thapa, Bikram
Malhotra, Chintan
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia at the limbus can mimic an ocular surface squamous neoplasia.
It is an uncommon manifestation of vernal keratoconjunctivitis and has been reported previously in limbal VKC.
It, however, has not been reported as a manifestation in the palpebral form of the disease and needs to be kept in the differential diagnosis of a limbal mass lesion in vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
Case Report.
We report the case of a 24 year old male patient having palpebral VKC and presenting with a papillomatous limbal mass with focal areas of keratinization mimicking an ocular surface squamous neoplasia.
An excision biopsy was performed, and the specimen sent for histopathologywhich revealed features of pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with no evidence of dysplasia or malignant transformation.
The subepithelium revealed a dense plasma-rich inflammation.
Discussion.
We report this relatively uncommon presentation of limbal pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia mimicking an ocular surface squamous neoplasia in palpebral vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
Wide excision as is required for an ocular surface neoplasia may thus be avoided if this entity is recognized in vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Malhotra, Chintan& Jain, Arun K.& Thapa, Bikram. 2013. Limbal Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Palpebral Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Malhotra, Chintan…[et al.]. Limbal Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Palpebral Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Malhotra, Chintan& Jain, Arun K.& Thapa, Bikram. Limbal Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia Mimicking Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in Palpebral Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478772
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478772