TY - JOUR
T1 - Blindness as a complication of subcutaneous nasal steroid injection
AU - Shafir, Raphael
AU - Cohen, Meir
AU - Gur, Eyal
PY - 1999/9
Y1 - 1999/9
N2 - Blindness as a result of steroid injection into areas adjacent to the eyes, namely the interior of the nose and eyelids, has been described in the otolaryngologic and ophthalmologic literature but at no time in the plastic surgery literature. We describe a case of permanent visual loss at the time of injection of a long-acting steroid to the dorsum of the nose for postrhinoplasty scarring. We suggest that before steroid injection for elective procedures, the patient be informed of all possible consequences of complications even if their occurrences is very rare.
AB - Blindness as a result of steroid injection into areas adjacent to the eyes, namely the interior of the nose and eyelids, has been described in the otolaryngologic and ophthalmologic literature but at no time in the plastic surgery literature. We describe a case of permanent visual loss at the time of injection of a long-acting steroid to the dorsum of the nose for postrhinoplasty scarring. We suggest that before steroid injection for elective procedures, the patient be informed of all possible consequences of complications even if their occurrences is very rare.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006534-199909020-00049
DO - 10.1097/00006534-199909020-00049
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C2 - 10654762
AN - SCOPUS:0032830918
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 104
SP - 1180
EP - 1182
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
IS - 4
ER -