Isolated unilateral eyelid Rosai–Dorfman disease

Eyelid Retraction in Isolated Unilateral Congenital Blepharoptosis

Isolated unilateral congenital ptosis is encountered relatively infrequently in clinical practice. It typically consists of a unilateral droopy eyelid, weak levator palpebrae superioris muscle function, lid lag, and an absent upper lid crease with no other abnormalities on examination. We present a four-and-a-half-year-old girl with isolated and mild unilateral congenital ptosis who unexpectedl...

Systemic sarcoidosis manifested as unilateral eyelid retraction.

symptomatic retinal astrocytic hamartomaswouldhavebeentreatmentby laser, which has the undesirable adverse effect of thermal destruction of theneurosensoryretina.Delayoftreatment,however,couldhaveresultedin vitreous hemorrhage, a possible late complicationofgrowingretinalhamartomas. Our case demonstrates the successfuloutcomeofa symptomatic astrocytic hamartoma after 1 session of PDT that resul...

Unilateral eyelid edema and mucosal involvement as the first presentations of Wegener granulomatosis

Background: Wegener granulomatosis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a pauci-immune small vessel vasculitis which is usually associated with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) mainly in old men. This small vessel vasculitis is usually characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with multiorgan involvement. Kidneys could be involved as the main and life-threatening co...

Acute unilateral isolated ptosis.

A 64-year-old man presented with a 2-day history of acute onset painless left ptosis. He had no other symptoms; importantly pupils were equal and reactive and eye movements were full. There was no palpable mass or swelling. He was systemically well with no headache, other focal neurological signs, or symptoms of fatigue. CT imaging showed swelling of the levator palpebrae superioris suggestive ...

Eyelid Disease and Surgery