Keratolysis Associated with Methamphetamine Use – Incidental Diagnosis of Corneal Melt in a Patient with Acute Methamphetamine Intoxication

CASE PRESENTATION: A 38-year-old male presented to the emergency department with methamphetamine-induced agitation. Physical exam showed clouding of the left cornea, with gelatinous appearance and associated conjunctivitis, consistent with corneal melt, or keratolysis. DISCUSSION: Keratolysis is dis...

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Autores principales: Heer, Jagdipak S., Heavey, Sean, Quesada, Daniel, Aguìñiga-Navarrete, Phillip, Garrett, Madison B., Barkataki, Kieron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7434255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32926718
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.3.43981

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