The use of intralesional steroids in the treatment of chalazion.
Intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide 5 mg/mL suspension was used in the treatment of 110 cases of chalazion; 92.3% of the cases resolved completely with one to three injections, irrespective of the duration and consistency of the chalazion. Recurrence and yellow deposits were seen at the site of injection in a minority of patients.
D003560:Cysts / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008537:Meibomian Glands; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide