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Orbital Dirofilariasis
in this case, oral prednisolone was required. In other case series, high dose oral prednisolone (1 mg/kg) was effective and tapered off over 12 weeks in a paradoxical reaction with TB lymphadenitis presented with tense swelling and pus in tissue [1]. As seen in our case, steroid therapy should be considered for extensive tissue damage due to paradoxical reaction. Although eyelid TB is very rare...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1011-8942,2092-9382
DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2014.28.6.495