Management of orbital lymphangioma using intralesional injection of OK-432
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Management of orbital lymphangioma using intralesional injection of OK-432.
AIM To treat orbital lymphangioma with an intralesional injection of OK-432 (group A Streptococcus pyogenes of human origin). METHOD A 14 year old boy had a right orbital cystic lymphangioma. The visual acuity in the eye was 20/28. In an initial treatment, 0.02 mg of OK-432, was injected into the tumour after aspiration of the fluid contents, but no effect was seen. The second treatment was p...
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INTRODUCTION Lymphangioma is a malformation of the lymphatic system. The classic approach is surgery. We report a case of orbital lymphangioma in a girl who was given OK-432 to avoid surgery and its complications. DISCUSSION OK-432 is a lyophilized mixture of group A Streptococcus pyogenes which produces a fibrosis limited to the lesion with a high cure rate. The main advantages are the easy ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.84.6.614