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Vol 35 No. 1 - Gastrointestinal diseases
Painful moving lid mass in child
The Singapore Family Physician
Vol 35
No 1
- Gastrointestinal diseases
54
- 55
1 March 2009
0377-5305
An eight-year-old boy presented with a painful mass on the lower lid. Examination revealed what looked to be a pyogenic granuloma. During removal with a forceps, the
mass appeared to be animate. Examination under slit-lamp microscopy revealed an insect, complete with body parts. Subsequent laboratory examination identified it
as Ixodes.
(Work originated from National University Hospital.
Department of Ophthalmology)