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A severe case of bags under the eyes

BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2023-078246 (Published 13 June 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:e078246
  1. Shuhui Sun, attending physician,
  2. Jia Li, associate chief physician
  1. Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
  1. Correspondence to: J Li leejiasjtu{at}163.com

This woman in her 70s presented with a 20 year history of progressive bilateral palpebral swelling, protrusion of the eyeballs, and diminished visual acuity (fig 1). Positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) imaging showed symmetrical swelling of the lacrimal glands, parotid glands, …

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