Unusual case of a graphite foreign body in the anterior chamber

Retained intraocular graphite foreign bodies are uncommon. Although they are generally inert, they have been reported to cause severe inflammatory reaction and progressive damage to intraocular structures. We report a case of a six-year-old girl with a retained intraocular graphite pencil lead forei...

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Autores principales: Amritanand, Anika, John, Sheeja S., Philip, Swetha S., John, Deepa, David, Sarada
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765334
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e73
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Sumario:Retained intraocular graphite foreign bodies are uncommon. Although they are generally inert, they have been reported to cause severe inflammatory reaction and progressive damage to intraocular structures. We report a case of a six-year-old girl with a retained intraocular graphite pencil lead foreign body in the anterior chamber of the eye and discuss the various considerations in the management of such cases.

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