Orbital abscess caused by Exophiala dermatitidis following posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide: a case report and a review of literature related to Exophiala eye infections

Table 2 Reported cases of orbital abscess after posterior subtenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide (STTA)

Age/ Sex	Year reported	Comorbidities		Duration^a	Causative pathogen	Reference
Age/ Sex	Year reported	Focal	Systemic	Duration^a	Causative pathogen	Reference
90/F	2004	BRVO, ME	None	3 weeks	Staphylococcus aureus	[24]
62/F	2007	DME	DM	2 months	Pseudallescheria boydii	[25]
50/M	2007	Uveoscleritis	Behçet disease, DM	2 weeks	Nocardia species	[26]
54/F	2008	DME	DM, HT	3 days	Gram-positive cocci	[27]
58/M	2009	DME	DM	3 months	Scedosporium apiospermum	[21]
57/M	2017	CME	Atopic dermatitis	6 weeks	Staphylococcus aureus	[28]
69/F	2020	BRVO, ME	DM	4 months	Exophiala dermartitidis	The current case

F female, M male, BRVO branch retinal vein occlusion, DME diabetic macular oedema, CME cystoid macular oedema, DM diabetes mellitus, HT hypertension
^aDuration denotes periods from the last STTA

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