Madarosis

Madarosis
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	H02.6

Madarosis is the absence or loss of the eyelashes (and sometimes the eyebrows), either as a congenital condition or as a result of an infection.E.g. Leprosy,alopecia totalis etc.

Madarosis is the absence of eyelashes and in severe cases eyebrows. It can be caused by infection or malignant neoplasms.

Causes of madarosis:

Local causes: 1)chronic disease of the frontal eyelid lips 2)infiltrating tumors 3)burns 4)radiotherapy of cryotherapy of local tumors

Skin conditions: 1)generalised alopecia 2)psoriasis

Systemic Causes 1)myxoedema 2)Systemic Lupus Erythematus 3)Syphilis 4)Leprosy

Other 1)Iatrogenic (e.g. after excision) 2)Trichotilomania

References

• Dutton, Jonathan J.; Gregg S. Gayre, Alan D. Proia (2007). Diagnostic Atlas of Common Eyelid Diseases. New York: CRC Press. pp. 86. ISBN 978-0-8247-2839-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=KJndQ_INJLEC&pg=PA86&dq=%22Madarosis%22&as_brr=0&sig=ACfU3U16CTcLMQESqQ2u82c3ZR8JLiBDdw. Retrieved 2008-09-21.

Jack J. Kanski,Clinical Ophthalmology, fourth edition