Cicatricial ectropion correction in a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum: case report
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Cicatricial ectropion correction in a patient with pyoderma gangrenosum: case report.
A 19 year old female with pyoderma gangrenosum was referred to the oculoplastic clinic for evaluation of severe cicatricial ectropion of the right lower eyelid. Examination evidenced important scarring of lower eyelid and malar region with secondary ectropion. A full-thickness skin graft associated with a lateral tarsal strip procedure and scar tissue release was performed. The patient's cortic...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27492009000300020