Unsuspected paperboard-endophthalmitis in ruptured eye.
The eye of a 3-year-old boy was directly exposed to the explosion of an M-80 firecracker which he had been holding in his hand. The cornea and lens were ruptured. Although not evident on an initial CT scan, pathologic examination revealed a paperboard foreign body lodged in the vitreous. This paperboard, rather than the burnt powder, was likely the central focus of the subacute endophthalmitis that developed.
Wolter
J R
JR
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor.
Pavilack
M A
MA
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005107:Explosions; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010209:Paper; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012421:Rupture / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology