Subconjunctival mycetoma after sub-Tenon's corticosteroid injection.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of a subconjunctival mycetoma that developed after a patient received a sub-Tenon's injection of triamcinolone acetonide.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A 76-year-old white male presented with a subconjunctival mass in the area of a previous posterior sub-Tenon's corticosteroid injection for wet age-related macular degeneration. Microbiologic and pathologic analysis of the mass revealed the causative organism to be the pigmented fungus Exophiala jeanselmei.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first published case of an Exophiala-associated subconjunctival mycetoma.
Galor
Anat
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Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Karp
Carol L
CL
Forster
Richard K
RK
Dubovy
Sander R
SR
Gaunt
Morgan L
ML
Miller
Darlene
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D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003228:Conjunctiva; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005093:Exophiala; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008268:Macular Degeneration / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009181:Mycoses / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D003345:Corticosterone