Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium

PURPOSE: To report on a case of keratoconjunctivitis with periorbital edema after accidental exposure to undiluted juice of Ecballium elaterium fruit during the ripening season of this plant. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Keratoconjunctivitis with Descemet's membrane folds and superficial uppe...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brouzas, Dimitrios, Oanta, Mariana, Loukianou, Eleni, Moschos1st, Marillita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
Materias:
Published: March, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3331881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000336446
_version_ 1782230159567355904
author Brouzas, Dimitrios
Oanta, Mariana
Loukianou, Eleni
Moschos1st, Marillita
author_facet Brouzas, Dimitrios
Oanta, Mariana
Loukianou, Eleni
Moschos1st, Marillita
author_sort Brouzas, Dimitrios
collection PubMed
description PURPOSE: To report on a case of keratoconjunctivitis with periorbital edema after accidental exposure to undiluted juice of Ecballium elaterium fruit during the ripening season of this plant. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Keratoconjunctivitis with Descemet's membrane folds and superficial upper corneal well-defined edematous areas were noted after an Ecballium elaterium fruit burst and its juice splashed into the patient's left eye. Prompt administration of antibiotic and steroid eye drops along with per os antihistamine therapy, resulted in quick regression of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This report demonstrates the toxic effects of this herb to the eye and also that prompt therapy is effective.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3331881
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2012
publisher S. Karger AG
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-33318812012-04-23 Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium Brouzas, Dimitrios Oanta, Mariana Loukianou, Eleni Moschos1st, Marillita Case Rep Ophthalmol Published: March, 2012 PURPOSE: To report on a case of keratoconjunctivitis with periorbital edema after accidental exposure to undiluted juice of Ecballium elaterium fruit during the ripening season of this plant. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: Keratoconjunctivitis with Descemet's membrane folds and superficial upper corneal well-defined edematous areas were noted after an Ecballium elaterium fruit burst and its juice splashed into the patient's left eye. Prompt administration of antibiotic and steroid eye drops along with per os antihistamine therapy, resulted in quick regression of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: This report demonstrates the toxic effects of this herb to the eye and also that prompt therapy is effective. S. Karger AG 2012-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3331881/ /pubmed/22529808 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000336446 Text en Copyright © 2012 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No-Derivative-Works License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). Users may download, print and share this work on the Internet for noncommercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited, and a link to the original work on http://www.karger.com and the terms of this license are included in any shared versions.
spellingShingle Published: March, 2012
Brouzas, Dimitrios
Oanta, Mariana
Loukianou, Eleni
Moschos1st, Marillita
Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title_full Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title_fullStr Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title_full_unstemmed Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title_short Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium
title_sort keratoconjunctivitis and periorbital edema due to ecballium elaterium
topic Published: March, 2012
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3331881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22529808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000336446
work_keys_str_mv AT brouzasdimitrios keratoconjunctivitisandperiorbitaledemaduetoecballiumelaterium
AT oantamariana keratoconjunctivitisandperiorbitaledemaduetoecballiumelaterium
AT loukianoueleni keratoconjunctivitisandperiorbitaledemaduetoecballiumelaterium
AT moschos1stmarillita keratoconjunctivitisandperiorbitaledemaduetoecballiumelaterium

Ejemplares similares