Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Mar 2022
Case ReportsHypertonic packs to reverse blindness caused by facial lymphoedema in the setting of head and neck cancer - A case report.
Severe, cancer-related facial oedema can impair vision. It can result from lymphatic and/or venous obstruction due to disease and/or treatment related fibrosis. There is very limited data on the use of directly applied hypertonic packs for the relief of periorbital oedema. ⋯ A case series to define incidence of adverse effects and duration of treatment effectiveness.