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Case Study#4

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Ocular Mycobacterial Infections

  • Keratitis
    • Cornea trauma
    • contact lens
    • surgery

  • Dacrocystorhinostomy and intubation of lacrimal duct

  • LASIK

  • Cataract surgery

  • Implant of orbital bone after MVA

  • Clinical scenarios
    • Immunosuppression
    • Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
    • Foreign body
    • Recent surgery

Thoughts

  • No previous reports of M. chelonae complex infection in hydroxyapatite orbital implant

  • Is there a connection with the Hydroxyapatite?
    • Coral based
    • Water borne

 

 

 

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