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Blepharochalasis: ‘drooping eyelids that raised our eyebrows’

Blepharochalasis: ‘drooping eyelids that raised our eyebrows’

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Blepharochalasis: ‘drooping eyelids that raised our eyebrows’

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Full title

Blepharochalasis: ‘drooping eyelids that raised our eyebrows’

Publisher

England: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Postgraduate medical journal, 2018-11, Vol.94 (1117), p.666-667

Language

English

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Publisher

England: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Blepharochalasis Blepharochalasis is characterised by recurrent painless eyelid swelling followed by atrophy of the skin and laxity of the orbital septum that eventually results in ptosis.1 The aetiology remains unknown, however, the presence of IgA deposits in the periorbital tissues suggests an immune pathogenesis.2 The role of matrix metalloprot...

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Blepharochalasis: ‘drooping eyelids that raised our eyebrows’

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2059040645

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2059040645

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ISSN

0032-5473

E-ISSN

1469-0756

DOI

10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-135706

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