Orbital cellulitis with choroidal detachment following strabismus surgery in an adult.

Authors :: Kim JM
Megalla M
Howard M
Sinard J
Pointdujour-Lim R
Source :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus [J AAPOS] 2018 Dec; Vol. 22 (6), pp. 477-480. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 29.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: We report the case of a 76-year-old man who presented with left eye pain, eyelid swelling, and restricted extraocular motility 3 days after strabismus surgery. Computed tomography of the orbits did not show drainable abscesses, but magnetic resonance imaging on postoperative day 9 showed choroidal detachment with retrobulbar abscess and dural enhancement despite broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic use. Following incision and drainage of the abscess, which grew methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the patient showed improvement in visual acuity, pain, and extraocular motility. This is the first report of choroidal detachment occurring in the setting of orbital cellulitis after strabismus surgery.<br /> (Published by Elsevier Inc.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1528-3933
Volume :: 22
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 30171895
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2018.04.016

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