title: [An obstetrical injury as the etiology of chronic corneal edema. Clinical study with scanning microscopy].
abstract: The case of a young woman with an unilateral corneal edema with regular folds of the descemet's membrane is reported. These lesions originate from an obstetrical traumatism by forceps and are associated with cutaneous scars of the temples. Scanning electron microscopy of the cornea shows multiple endothelial fissures; they are responsible for the late corneal decompensation.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burillon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Normand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
vernacular_title: Le traumatisme obstétrical, étiologie d'un oedème cornéen chronique. Etude clinique et en microscopie à balayage.