Epibulbar nodular fasciitis associated with floppy eyelids

Cornea. 2005 Apr;24(3):361-2. doi: 10.1097/00003226-200504000-00025.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of epibulbar nodular fasciitis in a patient with floppy eyelids.

Method: Observational case report. Clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical findings in a patient who underwent excision of a subconjunctival mass.

Results: The clinical examination revealed floppy eyelids and an epibulbar mass in the right eye. The histopathology from an excisional biopsy of the mass was consistent with nodular fasciitis.

Conclusions: Nodular fasciitis is a rare, benign, soft-tissue tumor that has not been previously reported in association with floppy eyelids. The cause of both disorders is thought to be repetitive trauma, suggesting that eye rubbing may be a common underlying etiology.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eyelid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Eyelid Diseases / surgery
  • Eyelids / pathology*
  • Fasciitis / diagnosis*
  • Fasciitis / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged