Management of Cystic Lid Masses with  Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate (STS) Sclerosant

Chibuike Sydney Ejimadu; Ndubuisi Elijah Chinawa

Authors

Chibuike Sydney Ejimadu Department of Ophthalmology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Ndubuisi Elijah Chinawa Department of Ophthalmology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

Abstract

A dermoid cyst is a congenital choristoma of the orbit. It consists of keratinized epithelium and adnexal structures such as hair follicles, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands.1 The mainstay of treatment is surgery but if the cyst ruptures during surgery, a lipogranulomatous inflammatory reaction may occur. This necessitates the use of sclerosants which are less invasive. Here in we report the use of sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) in the management of cyst of Moll and dermoid cyst.

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