Essential trichomegaly: case report

Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2013 Jan-Feb;76(1):50-1. doi: 10.1590/s0004-27492013000100015.

Abstract

The present study reports two cases of symptomatic essential trichomegaly. Trichomegaly may develop in various diseases, including anorexia nervosa, hypothyroidism, pregnancy, pretibial myxedema, systemic lupus erythematosus, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, and uveitis. The exact incidence trichomegaly is unknown, and the condition remains sporadically reported. Two cases of symptomatic trichomegaly without any associated systemic disorder are presented in this paper.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Eyelashes / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertrichosis / diagnosis
  • Hypertrichosis / etiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged