2022, Number 1
Corneal abscess in a patient with optic keratoplasty. Case report
Language: Spanish
References: 22
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: a corneal abscess of considerable magnitude can cause severe damage to the visual organ if it is not treated in a timely and adequate manner; It causes a decrease in vision that is related to the loss of transparency of the cornea and the probable involvement of neighboring structures, which leads to failure of the corneal graft.Objective: to describe the evolution of a patient with an extensive abscess in a transplanted cornea.
Case presentation: 54-year-old female with a pathological history of reticular stromal corneal dystrophy and optical perforating keratoplasty surgery in the left eye six years ago; the patient developed a corneal abscess in that eye caused by a pathogenic coagulase-negative staphylococcus. Treatment was partially successful in maintaining the integrity of the eyeball, but with partial loss of transparency of the corneal graft.
Conclusions: the formation of an abscess in a transplanted cornea constitutes an extremely serious condition, even six years after the surgical intervention. It must be diagnosed and treated effectively. It can evolve towards healing, but it causes a loss of graft transparency with possible graft failure.
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