Panophthalmitis with orbital cellulitis following glaucoma drainage implant surgery in a pediatric patient

Panoftalmite com celulite orbitária após implante de drenagem em glaucoma congênito

ABSTRACT

Here we report a case of childhood glaucoma refractory to angle and trabeculectomy surgery. The patient was treated with an Ahmed™ drainage implant that was subsequently complicated by rapid-onset panophthalmitis and orbital cellulitis. Intravenous and intravitreal antibiotic therapy was initiated and the drainage tube was removed. The infectious process resolved within 3 weeks; however, phthisis bulbi developed subsequently.

Keywords:
Glaucoma/congenital; Glaucoma drainage implant; Endophthalmitis/surgery; Panophthalmitis/surgery; Orbital cellulitis