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Updated: Dec 14 2017

Chalazion

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  •  chalazionA 55-year-old man presents with a painless "nodule" on the inner surface of his eyelid. The finding on physical exam is shown.
Introduction
  • Inflammation of internal meibomian sebaceous gland on the conjunctival surface of the eyelid
  • Result of granulomatous inflammation
Presentation
  • Symptoms/Physical exam 
    • swelling on conjunctival surface of eyelid
    • not associated with pain
Evaluation
  • Histologic evaluation
    • histopathologic examination required to rule out mallignancy 
Treatment
  • No treatment
    • condition is self limiting
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