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Adult Female Patient with Giant Periorbital Hidrocystomas

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An adult woman in her 30s presented with a 10-year history of progressively enlarging lesions around both eyes. On examination, her uncorrected visual acuity was 20/20 OD and 20/20 OS. The patient was noted to have several periorbital, pedunculated, firm, cystic-appearing lesions located at the medial and lateral canthi demonstrating obvious transillumination (Figure). The lesions were diagnosed as hidrocystomas based on the clinical appearance. Hidrocystomas are benign cystic lesions of eccrine sweat gland origin that may develop on the eyelids and canthi.1,2 They may enlarge in association with increased temperature or humidity. Lesions that are bothersome can be excised surgically, with care taken to remove the sac wall to prevent recurrence. Management options were discussed with the patient, including observation or excision, and she elected to proceed with excision. She will follow up for excision of the largest lesion, with removal of additional lesions in the future per the patient's preference.

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Article Information

Corresponding Author: Sarah E. Eppley, MD, California Pacific Medical Center, 711 Van Ness Ave, Ste 250, San Francisco, CA 94102 (seppley1@gmail.com).

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Additional Contributions: We thank the patient for granting permission to publish this information.

References
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Singh  AD , McCloskey  L , Parsons  MA , Slater  DN .  Eccrine hidrocystoma of the eyelid.   Eye (Lond). 2005;19(1):77-79. doi:10.1038/sj.eye.6701404PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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Singh  M , Kaur  M , Gautam  N .  Giant eccrine hidrocystoma of the eyelid.   Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2017;83(2):267. doi:10.4103/0378-6323.192958PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref
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Credit Designation Statement: The American Medical Association designates this Journal-based CME activity activity for a maximum of 1.00  AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 1.00 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;;
  • 1.00 Self-Assessment points in the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery’s (ABOHNS) Continuing Certification program;
  • 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program;
  • 1.00 Lifelong Learning points in the American Board of Pathology’s (ABPath) Continuing Certification program; and
  • 1.00 CME points in the American Board of Surgery’s (ABS) Continuing Certification program

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