Deeply Embedded Corneal Foreign Bodies With Fungal Keratitis Secondary to Rambutan Fruit Fall

Rambutan is widely found in remote areas in Southeast Asia. It may lead to serious ocular trauma if it accidentally hits the eyes. This case report describes a patient who presented with deeply embedded cornea foreign body and fungal keratitis following direct ocular trauma by rambutan fruit. This r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rosli, Abdul-Hadi, Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf, Mohd Kamal, Khairidzan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8941329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35371697
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22413
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Sumario:Rambutan is widely found in remote areas in Southeast Asia. It may lead to serious ocular trauma if it accidentally hits the eyes. This case report describes a patient who presented with deeply embedded cornea foreign body and fungal keratitis following direct ocular trauma by rambutan fruit. This report identified the features of this fruit that had the potential to cause serious ocular trauma. Ocular protection equipment is essential to prevent injury during harvesting the fruit.

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