Cutaneous Horn of the Eyelid: Anatomoclinical Implications

• Main Authors: Claudia Florida Costea (Author), Gabriela Dimitriu (Author), Anca Sava (Author), Mădălina Chihaia (Author), Cristina Dancă (Author), Andrei Cucu (Author), Nicoleta Dumitrescu (Author), Dana Turliuc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Journal of Clinical Research and Ophthalmology - Peertechz Publications, 2017-01-05.
• Subjects: Case Report
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<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p><p>The cutaneous horn (<em>cornu cutaneum</em>) is a circumscribed,conical and keratotic lesion, which can hide benign or malignant lesions [1-3]. The clinical diagnosis is established based on its appearance, the lesion being classified as solitary or multiple, straight, curved or twisted, white or yellow [4,5], most often located at the level of the skin on the patient's face [4,6,7]. While the cause leading to the formation of cutaneous horns [8] is unknown, UV radiations are believed to be the trigger of this condition [9]. Usually, the cutaneous horn occurs in people over the age of 50, in both genders [10-14]. <br></p><p>The cutaneous horn can occur in any part of the body: the malar or frontal areas, dorsum of nose, neck, lips [3], upper eyelids [2,9,12], lower eyelid [15], external ear [3,16], scalp [3,4], upper limbs [3,11,17,18], chest [9], lower limbs [1] and penis [19].</p>