Infected epithelial inclusion cyst mimicking subconjunctival abscess after strabismus surgery.
Presumed subconjunctival abscess has been reported as a rare postoperative complication of strabismus surgery.(1-2) We report the case of a child who initially was diagnosed with subconjuctival abscess after strabismus surgery for whom histopathology demonstrated an infected epithelial inclusion cyst. We suggest that previous reports of presumed subconjunctival abscess after strabismus surgery also may have been caused by a similar mechanism.
Khan
Arif O
AO
Pediatric Ophthalmology, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. arif.khan@mssm.edu <arif.khan@mssm.edu>
Al-Katan
Hind
H
Al-Baharna
Ibtihal
I
Al-Wadani
Fahad
F
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019818:Clavulanic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin