Spontaneous bilateral corneal perforation in a neonate: A case report

Spontaneous corneal perforation is very rare in neonates and children. Peters anomaly is associated with spontaneous corneal perforation. Herein, we describe a case of spontaneous corneal perforation in a 13-day-old Saudi infant who was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit since birth. This...

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Autores principales: Alallah, Jubara, Mohtisham, Farzeen, Khan, Zia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7193074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.06.001
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Sumario:Spontaneous corneal perforation is very rare in neonates and children. Peters anomaly is associated with spontaneous corneal perforation. Herein, we describe a case of spontaneous corneal perforation in a 13-day-old Saudi infant who was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit since birth. This report is important to gain more information about corneal perforation clinical presentation in neonates, investigation, and management.

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