| Literature DB >> 3262847 |
R W Hered1, A G Spaulding, J J Sanitato, A H Wander.
Abstract
A young woman presented with ocular discomfort after handling her pet tarantula. Multiple fine hairs were detected on the eyelids, in the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, and in the corneal epithelium and stroma. In addition, foreign body granulomas were found in the conjunctiva. Six months later, peripheral chorioretinal lesions were seen. The clinical and histologic findings in this case closely resemble the findings in ophthalmia nodosa caused by caterpillar hairs.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3262847 DOI： 10.1016/s0161-6420(88)33191-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ophthalmology ISSN： 0161-6420 Impact factor: 12.079