[Ocular involvement due to the juice of Dieffenbachia plants (author's transl)].
Upon breaking the stem or the branches of a Dieffenbachia plant juice is released in an explosive manner and may thus involve the eye. A myriad of fine calcium-oxalate crystals penetrate into all layers of the cornea, and an iritis can develop. The latter ceases within 6 days, the corneal cristals vanish within about three weeks.
D000328:Adult; D002118:Calcium; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007500:Iritis / Q000209:etiology*; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010070:Oxalates; D010947:Plants, Toxic
D010070:Oxalates; D004492:Edetic Acid; D002118:Calcium
Augenaffektion durch den Saft der Zierpflanze Dieffenbachia