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Corneal Toxicity Following Exposure to Asclepias Tuberosa

PURPOSE: To present a case of corneal toxicity following exposure to milky plant latex from Asclepias tuberosa. METHODS: A 70-year-old female presented with blurred vision and pain in her left eye after handling an Ascepias tuberosa. Clinical examination revealed a corneal stromal oedema with small...

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Autores principales: Mikkelsen, Lauge Hjorth, Hamoudi, Hassan, Gül, Cigdem Altuntas, Heegaard, Steffen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28400886
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874364101711010001