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J Cosmet Med 2017; 1(1): 60-62
Published online June 30, 2017
Scar sarcoidosis following blepharoplasty: a case report
Ji-Sang Min, MD, Eun-Jung Sohn, MD, Ji-Young Suh, MD, Hee-Bae Ahn, MD, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Correspondence to :
Hee-Bae Ahn, Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 26, Dongdaeshin-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49201, Korea
Tel: 82-51-240-5227, Fax: 82-51-254-1987, E-mail: hbahn@dau.ac.kr
© Korean Society of Korean Cosmetic Surgery & Medicine
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Few cases have been previously reported regarding scar sarcoidosis following blepharoplasty. We report the case of a patient that developed sarcoidosis of a scar following a blepharoplasty procedure. A 41-year-old woman had a one-month history of bead-shaped masses along her right upper eyelid. The patient underwent blepharoplasty 20 years ago. We performed excisional biopsy. Histopathological examination revealed a chronic non-caseating granuloma. Results of other tests were normal, including urinalysis, blood tests, and chest radiograph. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) did not demonstrate evidence of tuberculosis, and a culture test for microbes showed no evidence of infection. She was diagnosed with sarcoidosis of the eyelid, and was prescribed an oral steroid. Once no evidence of recurrence was noted 3 months after the operation, the oral steroid dose was tapered off over an 8-week period. This case represents a rare occurrence of sarcoidosis that developed in the incisional scar after blepharoplasty. Sarcoidosis of the incisional scar should be considered as a differential diagnosis for an unusual mass that develops in a scar following blepharoplasty.
Keywords: biopsy, blepharoplasty, case report, excision, sarcoidosis, scar
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- James DG. Ocular sarcoidosis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1986;465:55163.
- Kocak C, Yücel E, Namdar ND, Tak H. A case of scar sarcoidosis developing in an old scar area on the forehead. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2015;24:61-3.
- Tawfik HA, Assem M, Elkafrawy MH, Talib NM. Scar sarcoidosis developing 16 years after complete excision of an eyelid Basal carcinoma. Orbit 2008;27:438-40.
- Kim YJ, Kim YD. A case of scar sarcoidosis of the eyelid. Korean J Ophthalmol 2006;20:238-40.
- Murdoch SR, Fenton DA. Sarcoidosis presenting as nodules in both tattoos and scars. Clin Exp Dermatol 1997;22:254-5.
- Kim H, Seol JE, Park IH, Kang JN, Sung HS, Jung SY. Scar sarcoidosis arising from various types of traumatized skin. Korean J Dermatol 2014;52:337-40.
- Demirci H, Christianson MD. Orbital and adnexal involvement in sarcoidosis: analysis of clinical features and systemic disease in 30 cases. Am J Ophthalmol 2011;151:1074-80.e1.
- Prabhakaran VC, Saeed P, Esmaeli B, Sullivan TJ, McNab A, Davis G, et al. Orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis. Arch Ophalmol 2007;125:1657-62.
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Case Report
J Cosmet Med 2017; 1(1): 60-62
Published online June 30, 2017 https://doi.org/10.25056/JCM.2017.1.1.60
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Scar sarcoidosis following blepharoplasty: a case report
Ji-Sang Min, MD, Eun-Jung Sohn, MD, Ji-Young Suh, MD, Hee-Bae Ahn, MD, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
Correspondence to:Hee-Bae Ahn, Department of Ophthalmology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 26, Dongdaeshin-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49201, Korea
Tel: 82-51-240-5227, Fax: 82-51-254-1987, E-mail: hbahn@dau.ac.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Few cases have been previously reported regarding scar sarcoidosis following blepharoplasty. We report the case of a patient that developed sarcoidosis of a scar following a blepharoplasty procedure. A 41-year-old woman had a one-month history of bead-shaped masses along her right upper eyelid. The patient underwent blepharoplasty 20 years ago. We performed excisional biopsy. Histopathological examination revealed a chronic non-caseating granuloma. Results of other tests were normal, including urinalysis, blood tests, and chest radiograph. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) did not demonstrate evidence of tuberculosis, and a culture test for microbes showed no evidence of infection. She was diagnosed with sarcoidosis of the eyelid, and was prescribed an oral steroid. Once no evidence of recurrence was noted 3 months after the operation, the oral steroid dose was tapered off over an 8-week period. This case represents a rare occurrence of sarcoidosis that developed in the incisional scar after blepharoplasty. Sarcoidosis of the incisional scar should be considered as a differential diagnosis for an unusual mass that develops in a scar following blepharoplasty.
Keywords: biopsy, blepharoplasty, case report, excision, sarcoidosis, scar
References
- Newman LS, Rose CS, Maier LA. Sarcoidosis. N Engl J Med 1997;336:1224-34.
- James DG. Ocular sarcoidosis. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1986;465:55163.
- Kocak C, Yücel E, Namdar ND, Tak H. A case of scar sarcoidosis developing in an old scar area on the forehead. Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2015;24:61-3.
- Tawfik HA, Assem M, Elkafrawy MH, Talib NM. Scar sarcoidosis developing 16 years after complete excision of an eyelid Basal carcinoma. Orbit 2008;27:438-40.
- Kim YJ, Kim YD. A case of scar sarcoidosis of the eyelid. Korean J Ophthalmol 2006;20:238-40.
- Murdoch SR, Fenton DA. Sarcoidosis presenting as nodules in both tattoos and scars. Clin Exp Dermatol 1997;22:254-5.
- Kim H, Seol JE, Park IH, Kang JN, Sung HS, Jung SY. Scar sarcoidosis arising from various types of traumatized skin. Korean J Dermatol 2014;52:337-40.
- Demirci H, Christianson MD. Orbital and adnexal involvement in sarcoidosis: analysis of clinical features and systemic disease in 30 cases. Am J Ophthalmol 2011;151:1074-80.e1.
- Prabhakaran VC, Saeed P, Esmaeli B, Sullivan TJ, McNab A, Davis G, et al. Orbital and adnexal sarcoidosis. Arch Ophalmol 2007;125:1657-62.
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