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. 2001 Nov;85(11):1384. doi: 10.1136/bjo.85.11.1384f

Grotesque bilateral eyelid swelling as a symptom of Munchausen's syndrome

M P MOURITS, I SASIM, S C J VAN DER PUTTE
PMCID: PMC1723757  PMID: 11702737

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Figure 1  .

Figure 1  

The patient presented with bilateral lower eyelid swelling.

Figure 2  .

Figure 2  

Histology of the upper lids showed densely packed empty spaces.

Figure 3  .

Figure 3  

At high magnification the empty spaces reveal a lining of macrophages.


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