Subconjunctival Orbital Fat Prolapse: Case Report

Evaluation of the association between subconjunctival orbital fat prolapse and thyroid-associated orbitopathy

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Subconjunctival fat prolapse: a disease little known to radiologists

Subconjunctival ocular filariasis -Case report-

We are presenting the case of a patient who was clinically diagnosed with subconjunctival ocular dirofilariasis, confirmed by the parasitological examination. The treatment consisted in the surgical extraction of the parasite, a local treatment with antibiotics and steroidal anti-inflammatory mydriatic and general treatment with antihelminthic, antibiotic, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory drugs...

Subconjunctival fat prolapse and dermolipoma of the orbit: differentiation on CT and MR imaging.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Subconjunctival fat prolapse and dermolipoma of the orbit are unfamiliar to radiologists and yet should be differentiated because their treatments are different. The purpose of this study was to investigate the CT and MR imaging findings that distinguish these 2 conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1995 and 2009, we found 33 patients (27 men, 6 women; mean age, 63 ...

Subconjunctival haemorrhage from bronchoscopy: A case report

Flexible bronchoscopy has been available for almost five decades. It has evolved as one of the most commonly used invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in pulmonology, and its scope of applications is progressively expanding with the addition of new adjunct technologies such as endobronchial ultrasound, bronchial Thermoplasty, and navigational bronchoscopy. It is a safe procedure with c...