title: Sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration: a rare case.
abstract: We describe a case of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration of a blind, painful, posttraumatic, glaucomatous eye. Although rare, this complication has been reported previously in the literature. We provide a brief review of sympathetic ophthalmia following evisceration and discuss the importance of a high degree of clinical suspicion and prompt treatment with high-dose systemic corticosteroids or other immunomodulators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Griepentrog
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lucarelli
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.forename: T Michael
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Nork
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017234:Eye Evisceration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000601:surgery; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009879:Ophthalmia, Sympathetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone