Dr.Shefa Habib

Dr.SAMRIN SARWAR, Dr. RAJIV KUMAR GUPTA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION : Chalazion is a chronic localized lipogranulomatous inflammation of meibomian gland. Since deficiency of S.VIT A cause hyperkeratosis of duct, study was aimed to find out if there is any association b/w vit A deficiency & occurrence of chalazion.

MATERIAL &METHOD:This is a cross sectional study performed in a tertiary centre of Jharkhand b/w August 2019 to January 2020 involving 60 individual(30 with chalazion & 30 normal healthy person).Blood sample were drawn and S.vit A level were assessed using HPLC.

RESULT:It was seen that S.vit A level in patient with chalazion were lower than normal healthy individual and in patient with recurrent multiple chalazion were (p=0.025)significantly lower than patient with recurrent single chalazion(p=0.03).

CONCLUSION: VIT A deficiency may be considered having an association with occurrence of chalazion.

KEYWORDS:chalazion,recurrent chalazion,multiple chalazion

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