Anterior necrotizing scleritis after strabismus surgery in a child.
Anterior necrotizing scleritis is a rare but potentially devastating complication of ocular surgery that most often occurs after cataract surgery in elderly patients who may have an underlying systemic autoimmune condition(1) or, less likely, an infectious cause.(2) We describe the management and outcome of a case of bilateral anterior necrotizing scleritis after postoperative infection in a 19-month-old girl who had recently undergone strabismus surgery.
Kearney
Frances M
FM
Departments of Ophthalmology and Paediatrics & Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Blaikie
Andrew J
AJ
Gole
Glen A
GA
D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D015423:Scleritis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D005436:Floxacillin; D002701:Chloramphenicol