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  • Title: Orbital and palpebral paraffinoma.
    Author: Feldmann R, Harms M, Chavaz P, Salomon D, Saurat JH.
    Journal: J Am Acad Dermatol; 1992 May; 26(5 Pt 2):833-5. PubMed ID: 1613145.
    Abstract:
    Paraffinoma is a well-recognized complication of paraffin injection. We describe a 44-year-old man who had an ethmoidectomy for chronic sinusitis. A communicating fracture of the ethmoid bone into the orbit occurred intraoperatively. The nasal cavity was subsequently packed with gauze containing a petrolatum-based antibiotic ointment. Bilateral, periocular swelling developed 1 week later. Optical and electron microscopic studies revealed a paraffinoma.
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