Open AccessSurgically induced necrotizing scleritis after pterygium surgery
Author(s) -
Nikhil S Gokhale,
Rohini Samant
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.30712
Subject(s) - medicine , pterygium , sclera , scleritis , surgery , immunosuppression , mitomycin c , dermatology , ophthalmology , uveitis
We report a case of surgically induced necrotizing scleritis following pterygium surgery with the bare sclera technique, without the use of adjunctive irradiation or mitomycin C. The patient was successfully treated with systemic immunosuppression.