Infectious scleritis after using mitomycin in the postoperative period of pterygium surgery

Infectious scleritis after using mitomycin in the postoperative period of pterygium surgery

ABSTRACT This report described a case of a 56-year-old female patient with a history of pterygium excision and use of mitomycin C eye drops during the postoperative period who developed necrotizing infectious scleritis caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The patient was admitted for treatment with int...

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Main Authors: Karolyna Andrade de Carvalho, Lucas Della Paolera, Brenno Signorelli, Luiz Antônio de Brito, Sergio Felberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia 2024-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Oftalmologia
Subjects:
Scleritis
Mitomycin
Pseudomonas
Pterygium
Surgical complications
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