A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand

The patient was a 49-year-old woman. She had worked at a child welfare facility where she sustained a wound to the left side of her upper eyelid after it was scratched by a child facility resident's finger. One month had passed since the injury when she visited our hospital. The initial treatme...

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Main Authors: Toshihiko Nishioka, Yuji Shirakawa, Yuka Okada, Shizuya Saika, Shinichi Asamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2020;volume=10;issue=2;spage=131;epage=133;aulast=Nishioka
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spelling doaj-c64b6a91d349421bb1a953063c2a722f2020-11-25T02:47:31ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology2211-50562211-50722020-01-0110213113310.4103/tjo.tjo_8_20A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human handToshihiko NishiokaYuji ShirakawaYuka OkadaShizuya SaikaShinichi AsamuraThe patient was a 49-year-old woman. She had worked at a child welfare facility where she sustained a wound to the left side of her upper eyelid after it was scratched by a child facility resident's finger. One month had passed since the injury when she visited our hospital. The initial treatment was not appropriate, and her left eyelid could not be lifted at all. A secondary surgery was performed 2 months after the injury when the scar contracture was most strong. Such corrective surgery for posttraumatic eyelid is typically scheduled after at least 6 months when the scar tissue softens from the viewpoint of wound healing. However, this case indicated the importance of determining the appropriate timing of surgery in consideration of the patient's background and the scientific basis. Reports of sharp traumatic ptosis are rare, and this is the first reported case of traumatic ptosis resulting from a scratch caused by human hand.http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2020;volume=10;issue=2;spage=131;epage=133;aulast=Nishiokablepharoptosistraumawound healing
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author Toshihiko Nishioka
Yuji Shirakawa
Yuka Okada
Shizuya Saika
Shinichi Asamura
spellingShingle Toshihiko Nishioka
Yuji Shirakawa
Yuka Okada
Shizuya Saika
Shinichi Asamura
A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
blepharoptosis
trauma
wound healing
author_facet Toshihiko Nishioka
Yuji Shirakawa
Yuka Okada
Shizuya Saika
Shinichi Asamura
author_sort Toshihiko Nishioka
title A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
title_short A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
title_full A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
title_fullStr A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
title_full_unstemmed A case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
title_sort case of surgically treated traumatic ptosis caused by scratching by human hand
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 2211-5056
2211-5072
publishDate 2020-01-01
description The patient was a 49-year-old woman. She had worked at a child welfare facility where she sustained a wound to the left side of her upper eyelid after it was scratched by a child facility resident's finger. One month had passed since the injury when she visited our hospital. The initial treatment was not appropriate, and her left eyelid could not be lifted at all. A secondary surgery was performed 2 months after the injury when the scar contracture was most strong. Such corrective surgery for posttraumatic eyelid is typically scheduled after at least 6 months when the scar tissue softens from the viewpoint of wound healing. However, this case indicated the importance of determining the appropriate timing of surgery in consideration of the patient's background and the scientific basis. Reports of sharp traumatic ptosis are rare, and this is the first reported case of traumatic ptosis resulting from a scratch caused by human hand.
topic blepharoptosis
trauma
wound healing
url http://www.e-tjo.org/article.asp?issn=2211-5056;year=2020;volume=10;issue=2;spage=131;epage=133;aulast=Nishioka
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