Inadvertent Orbital Mitomycin C Injection as a Cause of Ptosis and Ophthalmoplegia from Orbital Necrosis.
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
; 2024 Sep 06.
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ABSTRACT
Mitomycin C is an alkylating agent with the ability to suppress fibroblast proliferation and activity, making it a powerful antifibrotic. It has therefore become popular in glaucoma filtering surgeries, used both intraoperatively during bleb formation and postoperatively as an adjunct to bleb needling. This report presents a rare but serious risk of bleb needling with Mitomycin C at the slit lamp, where inadvertent movement of the patient resulted in an orbital injection. The patient quickly developed focal tissue inflammation and necrosis, presenting one day after the procedure with complete ptosis, ophthalmoplegia, and a palpable orbital mass. After appropriate imaging and an excisional biopsy to exclude infectious, infiltrative, and neoplastic causes, this was managed with close observation and continued improvement, and resolution of most orbital sequelae.
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MEDLINE
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En
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Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg
Assunto da revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos