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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 3 | Page : 246-247 |
Acute orbital abscess complicating deep posterior subtenon triamcinolone injection
Jaspreet Sukhija, Mangat R Dogra, Jagat Ram, Parul Ichhpujani, Amod Gupta
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Jagat Ram
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.40370 PMID: 18417832
A 54-year-old diabetic female presented with orbital abscess and corneal infiltrate 3 days after deep posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection in her right eye. This was administered immediately after focal laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema. The orbital abscess and corneal infiltrate responded to systemic and topical antibiotics.
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