Intralesional corticosteroid therapy of chalazia: a comparison with incision and curettage

Patients with chalazia were randomly allocated to treatment by intralesional triamcinolone injection or incision and curettage. Incision and curettage resulted in a significantly higher rate of resolution by two weeks after treatment.

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 1984-11, Vol.68 (11), p.836-837
Hauptverfasser:	Jacobs, P. M., Thaller, V. T., Wong, D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Curettage Cysts - drug therapy Cysts - surgery Eye Eyelid Diseases - drug therapy Eyelid Diseases - surgery Humans Medical sciences Meibomian Glands Pharmacology. Drug treatments Triamcinolone Acetonide - analogs & derivatives Triamcinolone Acetonide - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Patients with chalazia were randomly allocated to treatment by intralesional triamcinolone injection or incision and curettage. Incision and curettage resulted in a significantly higher rate of resolution by two weeks after treatment.
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.68.11.836