Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report

An 84-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of conjunctival chemosis in the left eye. At the first examination, the chemosis neighbored the lacrimal caruncle and was localized in the inferomedial region of the conjunctiva. During eyelid closure, only the left lacrimal caruncle was exposed....

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Autores principales: Baba, Akinori, Matsuda, Hiromichi, Shiba, Takuya, Takahashi, Yasuhiro, Tsuneoka, Hiroshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000457787
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author Baba, Akinori
Matsuda, Hiromichi
Shiba, Takuya
Takahashi, Yasuhiro
Tsuneoka, Hiroshi
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description An 84-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of conjunctival chemosis in the left eye. At the first examination, the chemosis neighbored the lacrimal caruncle and was localized in the inferomedial region of the conjunctiva. During eyelid closure, only the left lacrimal caruncle was exposed. One month later, the chemosis further extended to the inferolateral region. We debulked the lacrimal caruncle to prevent the exposure of the caruncle. One month after the surgery, conjunctival chemosis had resolved completely. At the postoperative 6-month follow-up, the patient showed no recurrence of chemosis.
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spelling pubmed-54656952017-06-13 Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report Baba, Akinori Matsuda, Hiromichi Shiba, Takuya Takahashi, Yasuhiro Tsuneoka, Hiroshi Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report An 84-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of conjunctival chemosis in the left eye. At the first examination, the chemosis neighbored the lacrimal caruncle and was localized in the inferomedial region of the conjunctiva. During eyelid closure, only the left lacrimal caruncle was exposed. One month later, the chemosis further extended to the inferolateral region. We debulked the lacrimal caruncle to prevent the exposure of the caruncle. One month after the surgery, conjunctival chemosis had resolved completely. At the postoperative 6-month follow-up, the patient showed no recurrence of chemosis. S. Karger AG 2017-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5465695/ /pubmed/28611644 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000457787 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Baba, Akinori
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Takahashi, Yasuhiro
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Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title_full Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title_fullStr Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title_short Conjunctival Chemosis Caused by Exposure of the Lacrimal Caruncle: A Case Report
title_sort conjunctival chemosis caused by exposure of the lacrimal caruncle: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28611644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000457787
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