Effectiveness of oral probiotics supplementation in the treatment of adult small chalazion.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To define the possible beneficial impact of probiotics oral supplementation on patients affected by chalazion.

Methods

Prospective comparative pilot study on 20 adults suffering from chalazion randomly divided into two groups. The first group (n=10) received conservative treatment with lid hygiene, warm compression, and dexamethasone/tobramycin ointment for at least 20d. The second group (n=10), in addition to the conservative treatment, received a mixture of probiotic microorganisms of Streptococcus thermophilus ST10 (DSM 25246), Lactococcus lactis LLC02 (DSM 29536) and Lactobacillus delbrueckii (DSM 16606) once a day up to 3mo. Chalazia were classified according to their size into three groups: small (<2 mm), medium (≥2 to <4 mm), or

SUBMITTER: Filippelli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720352 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature