title: [Botulinum toxin for the treatment of spastic entropion. Case report].
abstract: Spastic entropion is a rare condition that predominantly affects older people. We report on a 74-year-old dementia patient who was successfully treated by botulinum toxin injections into the lower eyelid, thereby avoiding lid correction surgery. For patients with an increased risk of eyelid surgery, symptomatic therapy comprising botulinum toxin injections to the lower eyelid should be considered as an alternative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen. Jan.Winterhoff@med.uni-goettingen.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winterhoff
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Köhler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Laskawi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004774:Entropion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009128:Muscle Spasticity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A