title: Infected aluminum oxide orbital implant.
abstract: Porous orbital implant infection is rare. The diagnosis may be delayed as the initial symptoms and signs are not always indicative of implant infection. It is often only with time, a persistence of symptoms and signs, and additional symptoms and signs that implant infection is suspected.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa Eye Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada. drjordan@magma.ca
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Seymour
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brownstein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020878:Device Removal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020273:Orbital Implants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000537:Aluminum Oxide