Dystrophic calcification of the sclera following pterygium surgery with adjunctive beta-irradiation: Case report of the surgical management

Autor:	Roland Höllhumer
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	pterygium beta-irradiation strontium-90 dystrophic calcification scleritis scleromalacia Ophthalmology RE1-994
Zdroj:	African Vision and Eye Health, Vol 79, Iss 1, Pp e1-e4 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2413-3183 2410-1516
DOI:	10.4102/aveh.v79i1.566
Popis:	The purpose of this article was to report a late complication of adjuvant beta-radiation after pterygium surgery. This is a case report of a 56-year-old black female patient who presented with an infectious scleritis associated with scleral necrosis and dystrophic calcification. She had undergone pterygium surgery with adjuvant beta-irradiation six years before. She was managed with topical antibiotics and patch graft, with a good outcome. Beta-radiation is associated with visually significant long-term complications and should be avoided. We recommend an excision with extended tenonectomy and free autograft as the procedure of choice.
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