Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Exaggerated postsurgical inflammation in a patient with insufficiently treated Addison disease.
Перакладаць артыкулы могуць толькі зарэгістраваныя карыстальнікі
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A patient with Addison disease developed fever, pain, and marked orbital inflammation 3 days after evisceration in the setting of perforated corneal ulcer. He was treated for presumed orbital cellulitis without improvement. Increasing the corticosteroid dose for his Addison disease resulted in complete resolution of the inflammation.