title: Acute onset transient ectropion associated with corneal ulcer.
abstract: We report a case of transient ectropion associated with corneal ulcer. The corneal ulcer responded well to treatment with fortified gentamicin and cefazolin. As the corneal ulcer healed, the eyelid simultaneously returned to its original position. We suggest that in the presence of involutional eyelid changes, even a minimal additional factor, such as conjunctival edema and blepharospasm, may cause transient ectropion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maden
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Söylev
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002511:Cephalosporins; D005839:Gentamicins; D002437:Cefazolin