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Fungal endophthalmitis complicating subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide in anterior scleritis

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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Fungal endophthalmitis following subconjunctival triamacinolone acetonide in anterior scleritis is a rare complication. Two patients with aneterior scleritis, who received subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone developed fungal endophthalamitis. Both patients were positive by smear and polymerase chain reaction for 28S ribosmal RNA gene for fungus. Colletotrichum dematium was identified in one patient. Both patients responded well to pars plana vitrectomy and antifungal therapy.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160012, Chandigarth, India

    Ramandeep Singh MD,  Vishali Gupta MD (Associate Professor) &  Amod Gupta MD

  2. Department of Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarth, India

    Arunaloke Chakarborty MD

  3. Department of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institue of Medical Education and Research Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarth, India

    Raje Nijhawan MD

  4. Department of Immunopathology, Postgraduate Institue of Medical Education and Research Postgraduate Institue of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarth, India

    Sunil Arora PhD

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Singh, R., Gupta, V., Chakarborty, A. et al. Fungal endophthalmitis complicating subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide in anterior scleritis. Ann Ophthalmol 38, 253–256 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-006-0015-0

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