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Case Study: June 2015
History
A 35 year old female presents with bilateral, unusual swellings of her lower lids. She has a history of nasal polyps and is allergic to Aspirin.
The figure shows the key pathology.
Questions
1. What does Fig 1 show?
2. What is the histological differential diagnosis?
3. What is the likliest diagnosis?
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1. Bluish material without inflammation or other features.
2. Cosmetic filler (hyaluronic acid), acid mucopolysaccharide (endogenous), mucin.
3. This is hyaluronic acid cosmetic filler (aka Restylane) . She had a bilateral lower lid cosmetic procedure performed some months before for orbital troughs.
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