title: Combined excision and drainage with intralesional corticosteroid injection in the treatment of chronic chalazia.
abstract: We surgically excised 146 chronic chalazia either with or without intralesional corticosteroid injections. Our results showed an 89% cure rate (79/88) for those chalazia surgically excised compared with a 96.6% cure rate (56/58) for those excised and treated with intralesional steroids as well. Encouraged by these findings, we treated an additional 149 chalazia using the combined technique of excision and steroidal injection for a total cure rate of 97.6% (202/207). Although complications were minimal for both groups, there appeared to be less edema and inflammation in the patients receiving the combined treatment.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale.
authors: G A
authors: GA
authors: Epstein
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Putterman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008488:Medical Illustration; D008537:Meibomian Glands; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones