Nocardia asteroides necrotizing scleritis associated with subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection

Rajeev K. Seth; Paul A. Gaudio

doi:10.1080/09273940802140804

Nocardia asteroides necrotizing scleritis associated with subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection

Rajeev K. Seth, Paul A. Gaudio

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of Nocardia asteroides infection after subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection. Design: Case report. Results: An 80-year old female received a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for postcataract surgery cystoid macular edema. Shortly after, the patient developed a chronic red eye that progressed to a fulminant necrotizing scleritis. Eventual scleral biopsy revealed Nocardia asteroides infection, which improved after 5 months of systemic antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: Subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection should be recognized as a cause of serious infectious scleritis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	139-140
Number of pages	2
Journal	Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09273940802140804
State	Published - Jul 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nocardia
Scleritis
Triamcinolone acetonide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology and Allergy
Ophthalmology

Access to Document

10.1080/09273940802140804

Cite this

@article{3e1f812367ba455683283ebb04dfc11a,

title = "Nocardia asteroides necrotizing scleritis associated with subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection",

abstract = "Purpose: To report a case of Nocardia asteroides infection after subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection. Design: Case report. Results: An 80-year old female received a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for postcataract surgery cystoid macular edema. Shortly after, the patient developed a chronic red eye that progressed to a fulminant necrotizing scleritis. Eventual scleral biopsy revealed Nocardia asteroides infection, which improved after 5 months of systemic antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: Subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection should be recognized as a cause of serious infectious scleritis.",

keywords = "Nocardia, Scleritis, Triamcinolone acetonide",

author = "Seth, {Rajeev K.} and Gaudio, {Paul A.}",

year = "2008",

month = jul,

doi = "10.1080/09273940802140804",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "16",

pages = "139--140",

journal = "Ocular Immunology and Inflammation",

issn = "0927-3948",

publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Nocardia asteroides necrotizing scleritis associated with subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection

AU - Seth, Rajeev K.

AU - Gaudio, Paul A.

PY - 2008/7

Y1 - 2008/7

N2 - Purpose: To report a case of Nocardia asteroides infection after subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection. Design: Case report. Results: An 80-year old female received a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for postcataract surgery cystoid macular edema. Shortly after, the patient developed a chronic red eye that progressed to a fulminant necrotizing scleritis. Eventual scleral biopsy revealed Nocardia asteroides infection, which improved after 5 months of systemic antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: Subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection should be recognized as a cause of serious infectious scleritis.

AB - Purpose: To report a case of Nocardia asteroides infection after subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection. Design: Case report. Results: An 80-year old female received a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection for postcataract surgery cystoid macular edema. Shortly after, the patient developed a chronic red eye that progressed to a fulminant necrotizing scleritis. Eventual scleral biopsy revealed Nocardia asteroides infection, which improved after 5 months of systemic antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: Subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection should be recognized as a cause of serious infectious scleritis.

KW - Nocardia

KW - Scleritis

KW - Triamcinolone acetonide

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=50049090686&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=50049090686&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/09273940802140804

DO - 10.1080/09273940802140804

M3 - Article

C2 - 18716947

AN - SCOPUS:50049090686

SN - 0927-3948

VL - 16

SP - 139

EP - 140

JO - Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

JF - Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

IS - 4

ER -

Nocardia asteroides necrotizing scleritis associated with subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this