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Table 2 Ocular complications secondary to proteasome inhibitor therapy for sixteen patients with plasma cell disorders

From: Management and outcomes of proteasome inhibitor associated chalazia and blepharitis: a case series

Ocular complications by diagnosis (n = 24):

 Chalazion

14 (87.5%)

 Blepharitis

10 (62%)

Ocular complications by episode (n = 34):

 Chalazion

23 (68%)

 Blepharitis

11 (32%)

Ocular complications by patient (n = 16):

 Chalazion only

6 (37.5%)

 Blepharitis only

2 (12.5%)

 Chalazion + blepharitis

8 (50%)

Chemotherapy-associated eyelid complication characteristics:

 Patients with chalazia (n)

14

 Episodes of chalazia (n)

23

 Patients with 2+ chalazia at single episode (n)

11 (79%)

 Average chalazia at most severe episode (range)

2.7 (1–6)

 Average chalazion size in mm (range)

5.4 (2–5)

 Average total affected eyelids (range)

2.4 (1–4)

 Total chalazia in cohort (n)

46

  Upper eyelid chalazia

32 (70%)

  Lower eyelid chalazia

14 (30%)

 Laterality

  Bilateral chalazia (episodes)

12 (52%)

  Unilateral chalazia (episodes)

11 (48%)

  Bilateral blepharitis (episodes)

9 (82%)

  Unilateral blepharitis (episodes)

1 (9%)

  Blepharitis laterality unknown (episodes)

1 (9%)