Myositis associated with a Baerveldt glaucoma implant

K T Oh; W L Alward; R H Kardon

doi:10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00131-2

Myositis associated with a Baerveldt glaucoma implant

Am J Ophthalmol. 1999 Sep;128(3):375-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00131-2.

Authors

K T Oh¹, W L Alward, R H Kardon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA.

PMID: 10511042
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9394(99)00131-2

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a case of myositis in the presence of a Baerveldt glaucoma implant.

Method: Case report.

Results: A 41-year-old black woman developed myositis after placement of a Baerveldt glaucoma implant. Echography demonstrated migration of the seton plate against the medial rectus muscle insertion. Myositis resolved after removal of the Baerveldt glaucoma implant.

Conclusion: The Baerveldt glaucoma implant may have precipitated myositis in this patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
Glaucoma Drainage Implants / adverse effects*
Glaucoma, Open-Angle / surgery
Humans
Myositis / diagnostic imaging
Myositis / etiology*
Oculomotor Muscles / diagnostic imaging
Oculomotor Muscles / pathology*
Reoperation
Ultrasonography