title: Caterpillar-induced keratitis.
abstract: Caterpillar hairs are responsible for a well-described though infrequent form of ocular trauma and disease sometimes referred to under the term ophthalmia nodosa. Four patients with this condition are presented with a review of the pathology and treatment guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Repatriation General Hospital, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Teske
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Hirst
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents