Infectious keratitis in a paracentesis tract.
A paracentesis is performed in glaucoma procedures as a flat, beveled tract to allow access into the anterior chamber after the filtration fistula is made. Complications related to the paracentesis are infrequent because it is a self-sealing wound. The authors report a case of infectious keratitis that developed in a paracentesis tract.
Azuara-Blanco
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Glaucoma Service and Research Laboratories, Wills Eye Hospital, Jefferson Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Katz
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000382:microbiology*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents