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Corneal Thinning Induced by Self-administered Alum Substance: A Case Report and Analysis of the Active Components

We report a case of severe ocular injury and impaired vision after self-administration of alum. A 56-year-old female administered an alum substance in the left eye and experienced severe corneal thinning, a scar, and decreased vision. The active compounds in the alum substance were analyzed using sc...

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Autores principales: Al-Ghadeer, Huda, Al-Amry, Mohammed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7276163/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32549727
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_215_19