Another Plastic Surgery Disaster?

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Identifier walsh_2004_s2_c4
Title Another Plastic Surgery Disaster?
Creator Timothy J. McCulley
Subject Blepharoptosis; Blepharoplasty; Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic; Edema; Granuloma
History A 57-year old female with persistent postoperative edema/inflammation and blepharoptosis 18 months after bilateral upper and lower blepharoplasty performed in conjunction with a full facelift.
Pathology Lipid-laden histiocytes, Touton-giant cells and reactive follicles consistent with xanthogranuloma.
Disease/Diagnosis Orbital xanthogranuloma
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OU
Presenting Symptom Postoperative edema/inflammation and blepharoptosis
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Corticosteroids; XRT
Date 2004
References 1. Jakobeic FA, Mills MD, Hidayat AA, Dallow RL et al. Periocular xanthogranulomas associated with severe adult-onset asthma. Trans Amer Ophthalmol Soc 1993;91:99-125. 2. Karioglu ZA, Sharara N, Boles TL, Nasr AM. Orbital xanthogranuloma: clinical and morphologic features in eight patients. Ophthalmic Plastic Recon Surg 2003;19:372-81. 3. Robertson DM, Winkelmann RK. Ophthalmic features of necrobiotic xanthogranuloma with paraproteinemia. Amer J Ophthalmol 1984;97:173-83.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 30th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case 4, Session II, Walsh Session, NANOS 2004
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s66d5wqk
Contributor Primary McCulley, Timothy J.
Contributor Secondary Erb, Melanie H.
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 177585
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66d5wqk
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