title: Blepharoptosis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: A case report.
abstract: A 52-year-old male patient presented to our hospital with a history of secondary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) associated with an abdominal neoplasia and blepharoptosis. He had finger clubbing, hyperhidrosis, and hypertrichosis. He also had a recent history of extensive abdominal surgery with a pathology report of myelolipoma. Routine blood work was unremarkable. Upper eyelid reconstruction with blepharoplasty, upper eyelid wedge resection, and brow suspension was performed to address his eyelid concerns. By this case report, we would like to attract notice that the eyelid involvement may be a part of HOA and to emphasize the importance of systemic and pathologic evaluation in failed blepharoptosis surgery.
authors.affiliation: Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysun Sanal
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Private Practicer, İran Caddesi 45/2 06700 Kavaklıdere, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gölge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Acaroglu
authors.affiliation: Cagdas Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dikmetas
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D019882:Blepharoplasty; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography