Herpetic lesion mimicking lower eyelid malignancy

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006 Mar-Apr;22(2):147-8. doi: 10.1097/01.iop.0000203305.03419.34.

Abstract

This photo-essay illustrates a case of a rapidly enlarging and ulcerated lower eyelid lesion in an HIV-positive man that was thought to be a malignant lesion. The biopsy revealed inclusions consistent with herpesvirus. This clinical entity should be considered in the clinician's differential diagnosis of eyelid lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Infections, Viral / complications
  • Eye Infections, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Viral / drug therapy
  • Eyelid Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • HIV
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • Herpes Simplex / complications
  • Herpes Simplex / diagnosis*
  • Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / immunology
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Antiviral Agents