Journal article
Reconstruction of full width, full thickness cicatricial eyelid defect after eyelid blastomycosis using a modified tarsoconjunctival flap advancement
Orbit (Amsterdam), Vol.41(4), pp.488-492
02/15/2021
DOI: 10.1080/01676830.2021.1884265
PMID: 33583316
Abstract
Following effective treatment with systemic antifungal therapy, eyelid lesions from blastomycosis infection may be replaced by disfiguring fibrosis and scarring, which may be surgically challenging to correct. A 68-year-old man with biopsy-proven eyelid blastomycosis was treated with 6 months of oral voriconazole, but resolution of the lesion was complicated by cicatricial changes causing complete lower eyelid defect, epicanthal web, cicatricial mechanical ptosis, and skin plaques. Although repair adhered to the fundamentals of eyelid reconstruction, cicatricial changes associated with blastomycosis infection necessitated a modified approach and attachment sites. A tarsoconjunctival flap (Hughes flap) with modified flap connections utilizing cicatrix and remaining viable tissue was employed to reconstruct the lower eyelid defect and combined with tissue advancement using a Mustardé four-flap epicanthoplasty and post-auricular full-thickness skin graft. Satisfactory cosmetic outcome was achieved at last follow-up of 3.5 months postoperatively. This case demonstrates a feasible technique for reconstruction of significant eyelid defects following robust cicatricial changes such as those after blastomycosis. This report also presents the first description of reconstruction of lower eyelid defect and of posterior lamellar loss after blastomycosis infection.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Reconstruction of full width, full thickness cicatricial eyelid defect after eyelid blastomycosis using a modified tarsoconjunctival flap advancement
- Creators
- Aaron R Kaufman - University of Illinois at ChicagoChau Pham - University of IowaPeter W MacIntosh - University of Illinois at Chicago
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Orbit (Amsterdam), Vol.41(4), pp.488-492
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- DOI
- 10.1080/01676830.2021.1884265
- PMID
- 33583316
- ISSN
- 0167-6830
- eISSN
- 1744-5108
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 02/15/2021
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984111206802771
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