DIVIDED NEVUS OF THE EYELID - A CASE-REPORT

Divided nevus of the eyelid is a rare pathologic entity and develops d uring fetal growth, when the two eyelids are still fused together. Its surgical treatment is mostly based on full thickness skin grafts. We report a case of a 22-year-old woman with a congenital divided nevus a ffecting the left upper and lower eyelid. The patient was treated in o ur Department because of the onset of a purple red nodule in the lower part of the nevus. We examined the case from embryological, histopath ological, clinical, and diagnostic standpoints, and discuss surgical o ptions in order to reach an optimal functional and aestetic result.