Intralesional corticosteroid injection vs surgical treatment of chalazia in pigmented patients

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-44

  Ahmad, Salahuddin ^a   Baig, Mushtaq Ahmed ^b   Khan, Muhammad Azam ^a   Khan, Inam Ul Haq ^a   Janjua, Teyyeb Azeem ^a  

^a Eye Department   (Pakistan)

^b MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chalazion; Corticosteroids; Incision and curettage; Intralesional injection

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHALAZION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHALAZION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 33746517549     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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