A case of lower lid ulcer secondary to reverse migration of silicone punctal plug.
Silicone punctal plugs are effective and relatively safe method of managing keratoconjunctivitis sicca. We present a case where a silicone punctal plug migrated to cause aseptic necrosis of the surrounding tissue leading to a lid ulcer.
Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Eye Infirmary, West Midlands, UK.
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Mukherji
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Aralikatti
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Sandramouli
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Ilango
D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
D012826:Silicone Elastomers