Chen Tina S, Mathes Erin F D, Gilliam Amy E
Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Jul-Aug;24(4):433-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00473.x.
Cilia, or eyelashes, are unique hair follicles normally found at the eyelid margin. The spectrum of cilial anomalies includes cilial row duplication, agenesis, and ectopic placement. Ectopic cilia are the most rare of cilial anomalies. We report a case of a 2-and-a-half-year-old girl with ectopic cilia of the anterior tarsal plate, an extremely rare, congenital anomaly that is most often not associated with other findings and likely results from an event during embryogenesis.
