• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2019

Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare cutaneous carcinoma, featured by an aggressive clinical course and a mortality rate of 28% at 2 years. A 71-year-old female was affected by a 4.1-cm-wide locally advanced Merkel cell carcinoma of the upper eyelid, previously misdiagnosed as chalazion, with involvement of the extraocular muscles. Although the tumor showed a macroscopic spontaneous regression in size after the incisional biopsy, the mass was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgical excision. Good functional and aesthetic result with preservation of the eyeball and absence of tumor recurrence were achieved at 3-year follow-up. In our experience, the combination of the inflammatory cascade due to the incisional biopsy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy led to the regression of a locally advanced large Merkel cell carcinoma of the eyelid.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제60권6호
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• pp.429-432
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• 2022

Inflammatory eyelid symptoms are common in primary care and there have been several reports on Demodex blepharitis. In the present study, we evaluate the 9 patients with Demodex blepharitis, who showed inflammation of the eyelids, dry eye, and cylindrical dandruff at the base of the eyelashes. The causative species from all patients was Demodex folliculorum of either the adult or nymph stage. Two patients had recurrent chalazion and 3 patients had keratitis. Weekly lid scrubs with 50% tee tree oil were performed for 6 weeks. After treatment, the symptoms of blepharitis and keratitis had improved in all patients. This case report provides clinical reference source for the proper treatment of ocular demodicosis.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.403-406
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• 2014

목적: 울산지역의 안질환 발생환자에 있어서 연령별에 따른 특정질환을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 울산지역의 안과병원을 내원한 환자 300명을 대상으로 환자의 성별, 초진당시 연령, 과거력, 진단명 등을 기준으로 분석하였다. 결과: 10대의 경우에는 각막염이 가장 많은 비중을 차지하였고, 20대는 건조증과 각막염, 30대는 콩다래끼와 결막염, 40~50대의 경우에는 결막염, 60대의 경우에는 결막염과 백내장이 많은 비중을 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 주요 안질환 원인으로는 10~20대는 콘택트렌즈의 부적절한 착용과 스마트폰과 컴퓨터 매체 등의 장기간 사용, 30~50대는 알러지성 결막염이나 화학물질 등으로 인한 반응 등 여러 가지 요인으로 분석되는데 특히, 공업지역의 특성상 타지역 보다 결막염의 발생빈도가 더 높게 나타났으며, 50대 중반부터 60대 이상은 일종의 노화현상이 원인인 것으로 분석되어진다. 따라서, 본 연구결과는 울산지역에서 발생될 수 있는 안질환 예방을 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 여겨진다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.787-792
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• 2016

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a protozoan disease which is endemic in Iran. It is transmitted by the Phlebotomus sand fly. The eyelid is rarely involved possibly because the movement of the lids impedes the sand fly from biting the skin in this region. Here, we report 6 rare cases of eyelid CL. The patients were diagnosed by skin scraping, culture, and PCR from the lesions. Skin scraping examination showed Leishmania spp. amastigotes in the cytoplasm of macrophages. Culture examination was positive for Leishmania spp. PCR was positive for Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica. The lesions were disguised as basal cell carcinoma, chalazion, hordeolum, and impetigo. The patients were treated with intramuscular meglumine antimoniate (20 mg/kg/day) for at least 3 weeks. They showed a dramatic response, and the lesions almost completely disappeared. We emphasized the importance of clinical and diagnostic features of lesions, characterized the phylogenetic relationship of isolated parasites, and reviewed the literature on ocular leishmaniasis.