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Review
. 2017 Feb 13;23(1):16-17.
doi: 10.5693/djo.01.2014.02.003. eCollection 2017.

Cilium incarnatum externum

Taru Dewan  1 , Chetna Sharma  1 , Harshika Chawla  1 , Renu Singhania  1 , Ananya Chatterjee  1
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Review

Cilium incarnatum externum

Taru Dewan et al. Digit J Ophthalmol. .

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman presented with a history of a cosmetically bothersome bulge over her left eyelid. She was diagnosed with cilium incarnatum externum. The subcutaneous cilium was surgically removed and examined.

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Figure 1
A, Subcutaneous elevation caused by cilium incarnatum externum. B, Exposed aberrant eyelash thinner and smaller than normal lashes, with epilated eye lash (inset).
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