Peribulbar fungal abscess and endophthalmitis following posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide
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Scleral abscess following posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for diabetic macular edema.
A 65-year-old male with uncontrolled diabetes, received posterior subtenon triamcinolone (PST) injection in the right eye for diabetic macular edema. Two days following PST, he developed scleral abscess at the injection site. The Gram stain showed Gram positive cocci in clusters. He responded favorably with systemic control of diabetes, topical concentrated cefazolin, concentrated tobramycin, a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1755-375X,1755-3768
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2007.01166.x