Corynebacterium ocular infection after Baerveldt glaucoma implant surgery: treatment involving immediate tube withdrawal and temporary subconjunctival tube placement: a case report

BACKGROUND: We report a case of Corynebacterium endophthalmitis secondary to tube exposure following Baerveldt glaucoma implant surgery that was successfully treated with prompt tube withdrawal and temporary subconjunctival tube placement without removing the glaucoma drainage device. CASE PRESENTAT...

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Autores principales: Mitsui, Naruka, Sugihara, Kae, Seguchi, Jiro, Chihara, Etsuo, Morizane, Yuki, Narita, Akiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8525009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34663253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-02136-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8525009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34663253
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12886-021-02136-6

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