Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child

Conjunctival necrosis is a rare complication following periocular/intraocular triamcinolone acetonide injection and has been reported extensively in adults. We describe a child who developed conjunctival necrosis following subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide for severe chronic anter...

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Autores principales: Ying-Jiun, Chong, Chee-Kuen, Wong, Shatriah, Ismail
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624689
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.148364
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author Ying-Jiun, Chong
Chee-Kuen, Wong
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description Conjunctival necrosis is a rare complication following periocular/intraocular triamcinolone acetonide injection and has been reported extensively in adults. We describe a child who developed conjunctival necrosis following subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide for severe chronic anterior uveitis. Prompt diagnosis and management of this uncommon condition is vital.
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spelling pubmed-43024692015-01-26 Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child Ying-Jiun, Chong Chee-Kuen, Wong Shatriah, Ismail Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol Case Report Conjunctival necrosis is a rare complication following periocular/intraocular triamcinolone acetonide injection and has been reported extensively in adults. We describe a child who developed conjunctival necrosis following subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide for severe chronic anterior uveitis. Prompt diagnosis and management of this uncommon condition is vital. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4302469/ /pubmed/25624689 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.148364 Text en Copyright: © Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ying-Jiun, Chong
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Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title_full Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title_fullStr Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title_full_unstemmed Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title_short Conjunctival Necrosis Following a Subconjunctival Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide in a Child
title_sort conjunctival necrosis following a subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide in a child
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624689
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.148364
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