학술논문
Nocardia asteroides Necrotizing Scleritis Associated with Subtenon Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*NOCARDIA
*SCLEREIDS
*TRIAMCINOLONE acetonide
*EYE inflammation
*OPHTHALMOLOGY
*DISEASES in older women
*THERAPEUTICS
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ISSN
0927-3948
Abstract
Purpose: To report a case of Nocardia asteroides infection after subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection. Design: Case report. Results: An 80-year old female received a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for postcataract surgery cystoid macular edema. Shortly after, the patient developed a chronic red eye that progressed to a fulminant necrotizing scleritis. Eventual scleral biopsy revealed Nocardia asteroides infection, which improved after 5 months of systemic antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: Subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection should be recognized as a cause of serious infectious scleritis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]