| Literature DB >> 28154701 |
Taha Elghazi1, Amine Eljai1, Maryama Elkaddoumi1, Omar Lazrek1, Sofia Hassani Saoudi1, Taib Belkbir1, Abdellah Amazouzi1, Lalla Ouafae Cherkaoui1, Rajae Daoudi1.
Abstract
It is sometimes difficult to detect a plant intraocular foreign body, mostly in cases where the history of ocular trauma is unclear, or in patients who consult several months after the trauma. We report a rare case of a 7 year old child with self inflicted trauma of the the left eye by a cactus thorn 3 months before admission, which resulted in a temporal conjunctival granuloma with higher inflammatory reaction of the anterior segment. Surgical exploration was performed allowing the extraction of the thorn with total excision of the granuloma. A slight clinical improvement in visual acuity was observed, but the eyeball secondarily atrophied few months after extraction.Entities:
Keywords: Conjunctival granuloma; penetrating trauma; thorn
Mesh:
Year: 2016 PMID: 28154701 PMCID: PMC5268812 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.8.10477
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1A) granulome conjonctival; B) sa localisation par rapport au limbe
Figure 2Segment antérieur montrant la chambre réduite, la sécclusion pupillaire et la membrane de fibrine tapissant l’iris en supérieur
Figure 3Coupe scannographique axiale montrant l’épine végétale associée au granulome conjonctival
Figure 4Échographie oculaire montrant l’épine végétale entourée de granulome conjonctival
Figure 5A) épine végétale après extraction chirurgicale; B) le granulome conjonctival adressé pour examen anatomopathologique