Traumatic scleral abscess unraveling intraocular foreign body

Abstract

A 10-year-old healthy male child presented with pain, redness, and swelling in the left eye of 10 days duration. There was a positive history of trauma. Clinical examination revealed a subconjunctival nodular lesion in the left eye. Surgical exploration under general anesthesia revealed a scleral abscess with an intraocular foreign body lodged in it. Aspergillus terreus growth was obtained on culture. The patient was aggressively treated with anti-fungal medications. Complete resolution was obtained one month following the presentation.

Keywords

• foreign body
• intraocular
• scleral abscess
• traumatic