TY - JOUR T1 - Pyogenic granuloma after cosmetic eye whitening JO - Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmología (English Edition) T2 - AU - Romero-Morales,V.A. AU - Marchese,A. AU - Miserocchi,E. AU - Bandello,F. AU - Modorati,G. SN - 21735794 M3 - 10.1016/j.oftale.2020.06.018 DO - 10.1016/j.oftale.2020.06.018 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-archivos-sociedad-espanola-oftalmologia-english-496-articulo-pyogenic-granuloma-after-cosmetic-eye-S2173579420302164 AB - Clinical caseA 46-year-old Caucasian male with a history of chronic conjunctival hyperemia, presented at our clinic 5 years after he underwent the surgical procedure of cosmetic eye whitening. On examination we observed pyogenic granuloma in the right eye; besides acute nongranulomatous anterior uveitis and necrotizing scleritis in both eyes. ResultComplete clinical evaluation and full work-up exclusion of systemic diseases was done. The pyogenic granuloma was treated with surgical resection, as well as anterior uveitis and necrotizing scleritis were successfully treated with systemic corticoesteroids and methotrexate. ConclusionThe surgical cosmetic eye whitening could have as complication the pyogenic granuloma in addition to necrotizing scleritis and nongranulomatous anterior uveitis; and be present 5 years after the procedure. The surgical resection is a successful treatment for this presentation of pyogenic granuloma. ER -