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Ectopic cilia of eyelid

MedGen UID:
636681
•Concept ID:
C0521574
•
Congenital Abnormality
SNOMED CT: Ectopic cilia of eyelid (95504004)
 
HPO: HP:0430006

Definition

An eyelash that emerges from the underside (conjunctiva) of the upper or lower eyelid. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEctopic cilia of eyelid

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rotating suture technique combined with lid margin split and lower eyelid retractor disinsertion for epiblepharon.
Kokubo K, Katori N, Hayashi K, Fujii A, Hayashi A
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Jan;88:224-230. Epub 2023 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.001. PMID: 37992579
Epibulbar complex choristoma with simultaneous involvement of eyelid: a case report.
Hsia Y, Lien HC, Wang IJ, Liao SL, Wei YH
BMC Ophthalmol 2019 Nov 12;19(1):223. doi: 10.1186/s12886-019-1234-7. PMID: 31718612Free PMC Article
Renal anomalies and lymphedema distichiasis syndrome. A rare association?
Jones GE, Richmond AK, Navti O, Mousa HA, Abbs S, Thompson E, Mansour S, Vasudevan PC
Am J Med Genet A 2017 Aug;173(8):2251-2256. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38293. PMID: 28544699
Ectopic cilia in a 14-year-old boy.
Baghestani S, Banihashemi SA
Pediatr Dermatol 2011 Jan-Feb;28(1):55-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01354.x. PMID: 21276055
Complex choristoma of the eyelid containing ectopic cilia and lacrimal gland.
Gordon AJ, Patrinely JR, Knupp JA, Font RL
Ophthalmology 1991 Oct;98(10):1547-50. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(91)32090-6. PMID: 1961642

Diagnosis

Renal anomalies and lymphedema distichiasis syndrome. A rare association?
Jones GE, Richmond AK, Navti O, Mousa HA, Abbs S, Thompson E, Mansour S, Vasudevan PC
Am J Med Genet A 2017 Aug;173(8):2251-2256. Epub 2017 May 23 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38293. PMID: 28544699
Ectopic cilia associated with an orbital dermoid cyst and sinus tract: case report.
Krahulík D, Karhanová M, Vaverka M, Brychtová S, Pospíšilová D
J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015 Aug;16(2):203-6. Epub 2015 May 15 doi: 10.3171/2014.12.PEDS14512. PMID: 25978533
Ectopic cilia in a 14-year-old boy.
Baghestani S, Banihashemi SA
Pediatr Dermatol 2011 Jan-Feb;28(1):55-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01354.x. PMID: 21276055
A unique case of dermolipoma located in the lower eyelid.
Maeng HS, Lee LK, Woo KI, Kim YD
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2010 Jul-Aug;26(4):288-9. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181bc7373. PMID: 20502364
Case report: segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia--a rare disorder.
Bhatia SK, Drage N, Cronin AJ, Hunter ML
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2008 Dec;9(4):245-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03262643. PMID: 19054480

Prognosis

Case report: segmental odontomaxillary dysplasia--a rare disorder.
Bhatia SK, Drage N, Cronin AJ, Hunter ML
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2008 Dec;9(4):245-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03262643. PMID: 19054480
Complex choristoma of the eyelid containing ectopic cilia and lacrimal gland.
Gordon AJ, Patrinely JR, Knupp JA, Font RL
Ophthalmology 1991 Oct;98(10):1547-50. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(91)32090-6. PMID: 1961642

Clinical prediction guides

Rotating suture technique combined with lid margin split and lower eyelid retractor disinsertion for epiblepharon.
Kokubo K, Katori N, Hayashi K, Fujii A, Hayashi A
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2024 Jan;88:224-230. Epub 2023 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.001. PMID: 37992579
Atraumatic iris cilia.
Mackintosh GI, Grayson MC
Br J Ophthalmol 1990 Dec;74(12):748-9. doi: 10.1136/bjo.74.12.748. PMID: 2275939Free PMC Article

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