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Intraorbital corticosteroid injection for orbital reactive lymphoid hyperplasia.
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PMID:  23348726     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to assess the utility of intraorbital injection of triamcinolone acetonide as a primary treatment option for orbital reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (RLH).Patients and methodRetrospective, single-centre, interventional case series.ResultsIntraorbital injection of triamcinolone acetonide was associated with complete resolution of all symptoms and signs in four cases (80%). This was achieved with a single injection in two cases and with two injections in another two cases. Radiological resolution was confirmed in one case. One case developed bilateral multifocal orbital RLH lesions 1 month after the second injection.ConclusionIntraorbital injection of corticosteroid may be a useful treatment option for orbital RLH, and may have a role as a first-line therapy in RLH of the anterior orbit. A significant proportion of patients may require repeat injections to achieve resolution. A larger prospective study is required to validate our findings.Eye advance online publication, 25 January 2013; doi:10.1038/eye.2012.288.
Authors:
N H Andrew; D Kearney; D Selva
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Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2013-1-25
Journal Detail:
Title:  Eye (London, England)     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1476-5454     ISO Abbreviation:  Eye (Lond)     Publication Date:  2013 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2013-1-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8703986     Medline TA:  Eye (Lond)     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia.
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