Slowly Progressive Unilateral Blepharoptosis in a 37-Year-Old Woman

A healthy 37-year-old woman presented for evaluation of left upper eyelid blepharoptosis. The results of her physical examination were notable for left-sided blepharoptosis with a palpable mass of the upper eyelid laterally. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. What would you do next?

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of ophthalmology (1960) 2020-06, Vol.138 (6), p.704-705
Hauptverfasser:	Hu, Wen Fan, Yoon, Michael K, Wolkow, Natalie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Amyloidosis - complications Amyloidosis - diagnosis Biopsy Blepharoptosis - diagnosis Blepharoptosis - etiology Blepharoptosis - physiopathology Blinking - physiology Conjunctiva - pathology Conjunctival Diseases - complications Conjunctival Diseases - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Eyelid Eyelids - pathology Eyelids - physiopathology Female Humans
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Zusammenfassung:	A healthy 37-year-old woman presented for evaluation of left upper eyelid blepharoptosis. The results of her physical examination were notable for left-sided blepharoptosis with a palpable mass of the upper eyelid laterally. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. What would you do next?
ISSN:	2168-6165 2168-6173
DOI:	10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.0460