| Title | A case of herpetic epithelial keratitis after triamcinolone acetonide subtenon injection. | | Author(s) | Hashizume K, Nabeshima T, Fujiwara T, Machida S, Kurosaka D | | Institution | From the Department of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine. | | Source | Cornea 2009 May; 28(4):463-4. | | Abstract | BACKGROUND:: We report a case of herpes simplex virus (HSV) epithelial keratitis that developed after a subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection.
METHOD:: A 78-year-old woman with a branch retinal vein occlusion and diffuse macular edema in her left eye received a subtenon injection of 20 mg of TA.
RESULTS:: Six days after the injection, the patient presented with a foreign body sensation, tearing, redness, and photophobia in the same eye. Slit-lamp examination revealed multiple corneal dendriform ulcers. She was diagnosed with HSV epithelial keratitis and treated with topical acyclovir ointment. The epithelial lesions healed after 1 week of therapy.
CONCLUSION:: HSV epithelial keratitis can be a possible complication of a TA subtenon injection. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19411969 |
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