Infected conjunctival pyogenic granuloma at strabismus surgery site mimicking conjunctival abscess.

Saudi J Ophthalmol

Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Ophthalmology Department, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Published: July 2018

We present a rare case of infected pyogenic conjunctival granuloma mimicking a conjunctival abscess as complication of strabismus surgery in a Saudi girl with exotropia. Despite administration of local antibiotics following strabismus surgery, a patient presented with localised redness and discharge after three weeks. The patient was afebrile with no signs of pre-septal or orbital cellulitis. After culture () sensitivity testing the patient was prescribed oral Amoxicillin and Clavulanate and reviewed under general anaesthesia. A 55 mm conjunctival pyogenic granuloma was noted. A punch biopsy specimen indicated inflammatory and histiocytic cells. The addition of steroid to the medical therapy resulted in a quiet eye after three weeks.

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