BACKGROUND Intralesional injection of corticosteroids is an effective treatment for tumors of the head and neck. Complications are rare but include permanent loss of vision. We designed a study to investigate the mechanism for this complication. METHODS Three fellowship-trained pediatric ophthalmologists participated in the study in a nonmasked fashion. Four patients received 5 separate treat...

PURPOSE To investigate periorbital lipogranuloma cases that developed after autologous fat injection and to determine various treatment outcomes from these cases. METHODS This retrospective study involved 27 patients who presented with periocular mass (final diagnosis of lipogranuloma) and had history of facial autologous fat injection. The collected data included information on patient sex, ...

Salivary mucocele is a common lesion derived from minor salivary glands with various surgical or nonsurgical treatment modalities. To evaluate the effect of a highly potent corticosteroid (dexamethasone) in the management of salivary mucocele, we performed intralesional injection of dexamethasone in nine patients with labial mucocele. Complete healing of lesions observed in seven of nine patien...

Central giant cell granuloma (CGCG), an infrequent disease, is a non-neoplastic bone lesion. Clinically, it may be asymptomatic or show aggressive and painful condition that can cause root resorption, cortical destruction. The aim of this report to emphasize the importance intralesional corticosteroid injection, which less invasive technique in treatment CGCG. 24 years old female patient came o...

BACKGROUND Lymphangiomas are congenital malformations of the lymphatic system with characteristic dilated endothelium-lined spaces. It is vulnerability to infection or chemical irritants cause spontaneous reduction in size and in some cases complete resolution. Intralesional injection of OK-432 or Picibanil (lyophilized incubation mixture of Group A Streptococcus pyogenes of human origin) is sl...

Dear Sir, Dupuytren nodules form early in the course of the disease and usually precede the development of joint contracture. These nodules can present with or without pain and can be multiple in numbers (Fig. 1). Currently, although nodules may be symptomatic with pain, no specific intervention is recommended. Treatment is generally delayed until joint contracture develops. There are numerous ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between shoulder impingement and morphological characteristics of acromion and the role of sub-acromial injection of methylprednisolone in the short-term treatment for relieving pain and improve functional disability of these patients. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology Unit-I...