What is it about?
The first documented case of orbital abscess caused by E. dermatitidis following subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide (STTA). The review of related literatures on infectious orbital abscess following STTA, including fungal infections, and of eye infections caused by four Exophiala species.
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Why is it important?
This article will contribute to alert ophthalmologists to the possibility of fungal infection following STTA and to spread knowledge about eye infections caused by Exophiala species.
Perspectives
The geographical distribution of fungal infections is likely to change in the future due to global warming. Therefore, people should be aware that they may encounter fungal infections that they have never experienced before in any region.
Prof. Hiroshi Eguchi
The University of Tokushima
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This page is a summary of: 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, BMC Infectious Diseases, August 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05294-y.
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