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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
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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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author Amritanand, Anika
John, Sheeja S.
Philip, Swetha S.
John, Deepa
David, Sarada
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description 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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spelling pubmed-39813702014-04-24 Unusual case of a graphite foreign body in the anterior chamber Amritanand, Anika John, Sheeja S. Philip, Swetha S. John, Deepa David, Sarada Clin Pract Case Report 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. PAGEPress Publications 2011-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC3981370/ /pubmed/24765334 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e73 Text en ©Copyright A. Amritanand et al., 2011 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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title_short Unusual case of a graphite foreign body in the anterior chamber
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url 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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