Perilymphatic subcutaneous atrophy in adnexal hemangioma: a complication of intralesional corticosteroid injection.

Abstract

We report a case of atrophy of the perilymphatic, subcutaneous tissue following local steroid injection of an eyelid capillary hemangioma. Unlike such cases that have been previously reported, the atrophy in our case occurred after a single injection of triamcinolone. It spontaneously resolved over a period of 1 year. Although many cases of atrophy following local corticosteroid injections for other lesions elsewhere in the body have been reported, the entity we describe is a rare complication in capillary hemangioma therapy.

• Authors: M D Ford, F Codere
• Journal: Ophthalmic surgery (Ophthalmic Surg) Vol. 21 Issue 3 Pg. 215-7 (Mar 1990) ISSN: 0022-023X [Print] United States
• PMID: 2348971 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Triamcinolone

Topics

• Atrophy (chemically induced)
• Eyelid Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Face (pathology)
• Female
• Hemangioma (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Infant
• Skin Diseases (chemically induced, pathology)
• Triamcinolone (adverse effects, therapeutic use)