Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To study the efficacy of subcutaneous steroid injection in the treatment of chalazion. DESIGN: Prospective consecutive case series. SETTING: University teaching hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS: Patients with chalazion presenting to the out-patient clinic of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Prince of Wales Hospital from January to June 1998. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: RESULTS: Forty-eight consecutive patients with chalazion were treated with injection of triamcinolone into the subcutaneous tissue around the lesion. In 43 (89.6%) patients, the lesion subsided completely. Twenty-six (54.2%) patients had lesions that subsided with one injection. The size and duration of the chalazion at presentation did not significantly affect the outcome of the treatment. Two patients developed depigmentation of the skin at the site of injection. No other major complications were encountered. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | S Y Ho, J S M Lai |
Journal | Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi
(Hong Kong Med J)
Vol. 8
Issue 1
Pg. 18-20
(Feb 2002)
ISSN: 1024-2708 [Print] China |
PMID | 11861988
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Glucocorticoids
- Triamcinolone
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Chalazion
(drug therapy)
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Glucocorticoids
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Infant
- Injections, Intralesional
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Triamcinolone
(therapeutic use)
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