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Conjunctival Inverted Follicular Keratosis: A Case Report

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Abstract

Background

We report a case of inverted follicular keratosis (IFK) on the conjunctiva. A few cases of IFK have been reported in the literature, but it appears that IFK on the conjunctiva has never been reported.

Case

A 21-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a conjunctival mass.

Observations

By slit-lamp biomicroscopy, an 8 × 5 × 3 mm mass was observed over the nasal conjunctiva adjacent to the limbus in the left eye. An excisional biopsy of the lesion was carried out. The results of a pathologic examination showed IFK. During the 9-month follow-up period, the patient had no recurrence of the lesion.

Conclusion

IFK can be considered in the differential diagnosis of conjunctival masses as a rare specific lesion.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey

    Sevin Soker Cakmak, M. Kaan Unlu, Bagdagul Bilek & Yildirim Bayezit Sakalar

  2. Department of Pathology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey

    Huseyin Buyukbayram

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  1. Sevin Soker Cakmak
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Correspondence to Sevin Soker Cakmak.

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Cakmak, S., Unlu, M., Bilek, B. et al. Conjunctival Inverted Follicular Keratosis: A Case Report. Jpn J Ophthalmol 48, 497–498 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-004-0099-2

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