Orbital and palpebral paraffinoma.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Paraffinoma is a well-recognized complication of paraffin injection. We describe a 44-year-old man who had an ethmoidectomy for chronic sinusitis. A communicating fracture of the ethmoid bone into the orbit occurred intraoperatively. The nasal cavity was subsequently packed with gauze containing a petrolatum-based antibiotic ointment. Bilateral, periocular swelling developed 1 week later. Optical and electron microscopic studies revealed a paraffinoma.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Eyelid Diseases
- Granuloma, Foreign-Body
- Orbital Diseases
- Petrolatum