Caterpillar-induced keratitis.
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.
Teske
S A
SA
Department of Ophthalmology, Repatriation General Hospital, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia.
Hirst
L W
LW
Gibson
B H
BH
O'Connor
P A
PA
Watts
W H
WH
Carey
T M
TM
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents