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. 1984 Nov;68(11):836–837. doi: 10.1136/bjo.68.11.836

Intralesional corticosteroid therapy of chalazia: a comparison with incision and curettage.

P M Jacobs, V T Thaller, D Wong
PMCID: PMC1040481  PMID: 6498138

Abstract

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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