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Table 1 Clinical features of a series of patients with infectious scleritis after pterygium surgery

From: Early surgical debridement in the management of infectious scleritis after pterygium excision

Patient

Age at presentation, sex

Pterygium adjunctive therapy

Previous therapy

Latency perioda (years)

Other presenting findings

Relevant medical history

Bacterioscopy/culture result

Histopathology of scleral tissue

Time between presentation and debridement (days)

1

73, F

β-Irradiation

Tobramycin/dexamethasone gtts, ciprofloxacin ointment, glue

8

Serous RD/choroidal effusion, flare

Rheumatoid arthritis

Pseudomonas sp.

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritisc

15, 23

2

61, F

N/A

N/A

Pseudomonas sp.

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritisc

0

3

79, M

N/A

20

DM

No growth

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritisc

1

4

72, M

N/A

Erythromycin ointment

1

Choroidal effusion, posterior synechiae

Alcoholism

No growth

Acute/chronic necrotizing inflammation, fibrotic material within blood vessels, calcified materialc

3

5

83, F

Mitomycin C

Ofloxacin gtts, moxifloxacin gtts

0.33

NVI

Pseudomonas sp.

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritis

5

6

64, M

N/A

Diclofenac gtts, rimexolone gtts, prednisolone gtts, homatropine gtts

3

Choroidal effusion

DM

Eikenella corrodens

Acute necrotizing scleritisc

2

7

92, F

N/A

Moxifloxacin gtts, gatifloxacin gtts, doxycyclin PO, moxifloxacin PO

N/A

Meibomian gland dysfunction

DM

No growth

Acute necrotizing inflammation

16

8

64, F

Mitomycin C

Moxifloxacin gtts, erythromycin gtts

1.5

Serous RD, angle-closure

DM

Pseudomonas sp.

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritis

14

9

49, M

N/A

Ofloxacin gtts

3

Glaucoma

DM

Streptococcus viridans in thio broth only

Chronic inflammation

0, 28

10

68, F

N/A

N/A

Perforation

Rheumatoid arthritis

Staphylococcus aureus, one colony

Necrotizing scleritisc

18

11

65, F

N/A

Tobramycin/dexamethasone gtts, homatropine gtts

12

Choroidal detachments

Pseudomonas sp.

Acute/chronic necrotizing scleritisc

2

12

56, M

N/A

Removal of calcium plaque over pterygium resection site, fluorometholone gtts, prednisolone, neomycin/polymyxin B/dexamethasone ointment

4

Dry eye

Pseudomonas sp.

32

13

77, M

Prednisolone gtts, neomycin/polymyxin B/dexamethasone ointment, cyclopentolate, atropine, brimonidine

3

RD

Pseudomonas sp.

1

Averages

69.5

  

5.9b

    

6.4

  1. gtts drops, RD retinal detachment, N/A not available, DM diabetes mellitus, NVI iris neovascularization
  2. aTime elapsed between pterygium excision and diagnosis of infectious scleritis
  3. bNot including N/A data
  4. cNegative special stains for bacteria (Gram) and fungi (Gomori methenamine silver)