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Surgical treatment of acquired palpebral ptosis (lymphocitoma cutis)

A clinical case of acquired palpebral ptosis caused by a rare pathology, lymphocitoma cutis, is reported. An eyelid ptosis was characterized with the patient unable to lift the eyelid. The resection of the eyelid nodules was performed using blefaroplasty incision as access and the result of the anatomopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis: lymphocitoma cutis. The surgical result was satisfactory not only esthetically but also functionally (2-year follow-up).

Lymphocitoma cutis; Cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia; Pseudolymphomatosis; Palpebral ptosis


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