title: Conjunctival ulceration following triamcinolone injection.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report conjunctival ulceration as a complication of periocular triamcinolone acetonide injection. Interventional case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Conjunctival ulceration was found in three patients who had anterior subtenon's or subconjunctival deposition of triamcinolone. Cultures from the ulcer edges were negative.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the triamcinolone extruded, and the conjunctival ulcers healed with minimal scarring.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conjunctival ulceration was a potential complication of periocular triamcinolone injection in three patients who had anterior subtenon's or subconjunctival deposition of the corticosteroid.
authors.affiliation: T. P. Agrawal Institute of Ophthalmology, Meerut, India. dr_shishir@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Shishir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Jaya
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Trilok Prakash
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Agrawal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008297:Male; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide