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10929981

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-8-22
pubmed:abstractText
To report the occurrence of a necrotizing conjunctival ulcer at the site of methylprednisolone injection. A 35-year-old woman underwent a routine extracapsular cataract extraction. Subconjunctival methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrol, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Kalamazoo, MI) was injected at the end of the operation. A necrotizing conjunctival ulcer developed at the site of injection. Necrotic tissue and remnants of the drug were excised, and the conjunctiva healed within 10 days. Postoperative subconjunctival injection of methylprednisolone may cause necrosis and ulceration of the overlying conjunctiva. Subconjunctival and subtendon corticosteroid injections are commonly used in various inflammatory ocular conditions and prophylactically after intraocular operations. We describe a case of conjunctival necrosis at the site of injection, an adverse effect that has been previously reported in only 1 case in the ophthalmological literature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1082-3069
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
565-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Necrotizing conjunctival ulceration following subconjunctival depot methylprednisolone injection.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. zami@md2.huji.ac.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports