Intralesional corticosteroid therapy of chalazia: a comparison with incision and curettage.
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چکیده
Patients with chalazia were randomly allocated to treatment by intralesional triamcinolone injection or incision and curettage. Incision and curettage resulted in a significantly higher rate of resolution by two weeks after treatment.
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Management of chalazia in general practice.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 68 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1984