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Orbital abscess caused by Exophiala dermatitidis following posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide: a case report and a review of literature related to Exophiala eye infections.

Chiharu IwahashiHiroshi EguchiFumika HottaMayu UezumiMiki SawaMasatomo KimuraTakashi YaguchiShunji Kusaka
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
Our findings in the patient and from our literature survey caution ophthalmologists to the fact that STTA can cause fungal orbital infections, especially in diabetic patients. Furthermore, surgical treatment is one of the most important risk factors.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • systematic review
  • rare case
  • cell wall