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Pigmented, Birefringent Material Causing Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Angela L Xu1, César A Briceño2, Vivian Lee2
1Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Abstract:
We present a case of a woman with epiphora secondary to complete nasolacrimal duct obstruction due to granulomatous inflammation around pigmented, birefringent foreign bodies, consistent with cosmetics. History is critical when evaluating epiphora to differentiate an innate melanocytic process, such as melanoma, from exogenous sources such as cosmetics on histopathology.
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