Necrotizing sclerokeratitis following uncomplicated cataract surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of surgically induced necrotising sclerokeratitis (SINS) with imminent uveal prolapse following uncomplicated cataract surgery.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
The causative agent was found to be a subtarsal abscess and the condition responded to drainage of the localised infection and a course of topical antibiotics.


CONCLUSIONS
This report represents the first account of postoperative scleral necrosis arising from a subconjunctival abscess, and illustrates the importance of identifying all aetiopathogenic factors in cases of postsurgical necrotizing scleritis.
Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital NHS Trust, England.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D002939:Ciprofloxacin