Herpes Simplex Vegetans Presenting as an Eyelid Mass in a Young Girl With Congenital Immunodeficiency

Abstract

 

Purpose:

 

To present a unique case of herpes simplex vegetans in a 16year-old girl with primary immunodeficiency presenting witha fungating left lower eyelid.

 

Methods:

 

A case presentation of a fungating right lower eyelid mass ina 16 year old girl with t-cell immunodeficiency.

 

Results:

 

Histopathologic diagnosis of the excised lesion revealed positiveimmunohistochemistry for herpes simplex, confirming the diagnosisof herpes simplex vegetans.

 

Conclusions:

 

We believe this to be the first published case of herpes simplexvegetans occurring on the eyelids and include a brief discussionwith review of the literature.  

 

 

 

Keywords: herpes simplex virus • eyelid • tumors