Panophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis following glaucoma drainage implant surgery in a pediatric patient
ABSTRACT Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was initiated and the drainage tube was removed. The infectious process resolved within 3 weeks; however, phthisis bulbi developed subsequently.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492016000200123 |
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