Publications by authors named "Maria Shekhovtsova"

Breast tuberculosis (TB) is considered an uncommon disease with an estimated incidence of 0.1% of all breast lesions reported in developed countries. A 53-year-old Caucasian woman, with a medical history of Crohn's disease, previously treated with infliximab for 3 months suspended due to a presumptive diagnosis of TB for which antitubercular regimen was started.

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Purpose: Graves lower eyelid retraction (GLLR) is a common and controversial sign of Graves orbitopathy. The authors reviewed the mechanisms and surgical techniques currently used to correct this Graves orbitopathy-related eyelid malposition.

Methods: A literature search was performed on the MEDLINE database using the keywords "lower eyelid retraction," "Graves orbitopathy," "thyroid ophthalmopathy," "thyroid eye disease," "spacers," and "eyelid surgery.

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