Risk Factors for Chalazion Diagnosis and Subsequent Surgical Excision.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify factors associated with chalazion diagnosis and surgical excision.

Methods

Patients with an incident chalazion diagnosis from 2002 to 2019 were compared 1:5 with matched controls. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to identify variables associated with diagnosis and surgical excision.

Results

Chalazion patients (n = 134,959) and controls (678,160) were analyzed. Risk factors for diagnosis included female sex, non-white race, northeast location, conditions affecting periocular skin and tear film (blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, rosacea, pterygium), non-ocular inflammatory conditions (gastritis, inflammatory bowel disease, sarcoidosis, seborrheic dermatitis, Graves' disease), and smoking (p < .001 for all comparis

SUBMITTER: Kim DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10560700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature