Complication inhabituelle de la radiothérapie: la perforation cornéenne: à propos d’un cas

Radiation-induced ocular complications are common during radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck. Some are mild and transient, others can be very serious jeopardizing visual function. This rare and unusual case study aims to highlight the different clinical manifestations and the ocular b...

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Autores principales: Elghazi, Taha, Omor, Youssef, Hafidi, Zouheir, Eljai, Amine, Elmoize, Zakaria, Afif, Mohammed, Amazouzi, Abdellah, Cherkaoui, Lalla Ouafae, Daoudi, Rajae
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5321159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28250888
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.25.64.9980
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Sumario:Radiation-induced ocular complications are common during radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck. Some are mild and transient, others can be very serious jeopardizing visual function. This rare and unusual case study aims to highlight the different clinical manifestations and the ocular but especially corneal complications associated with radiation therapy as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of a corneal perforation which is a serious complication of radiation therapy.

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