Intraocular molluscum contagiosum after a corneoscleral laceration.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report molluscum contagiosum as a cause of severe posttraumatic intraocular inflammation. A 9-year-old girl developed severe intraocular inflammation in the right eye after a corneoscleral laceration. She underwent vitrectomy, and bacterial and fungal cultures of intraocular fluids were negative. A pedunculated white-tan mass removed from her right optic nerve head was sent for histologic evaluation. Histologic examination of the tissue showed stratified keratinizing squamous epithelium with intracytoplasmic inclusions consistent with molluscum contagiosum. It is likely that infected epithelial cells were implanted at the time of injury. Vitrectomy as debridement was curative.
Medical subject headings
- Corneal Injuries
- Eye
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Sclera
- Wounds, Penetrating