Wasp sting-induced retinal damage.
A 36-year-old man was stung by a wasp OD. He became delirious and had dyspnea, ocular pain, and severely decreased visual acuity OD. A broken stinger was found in the central deep cornea. Additional ocular findings were keratitis, iritis, cataract, secondary glaucoma, and unrecordable electroretinographic responses.
Kitagawa
K
K
Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
Hayasaka
S
S
Setogawa
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002386:Cataract / Q000209:etiology; D004596:Electroretinography; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D007500:Iritis / Q000209:etiology; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014863:Wasps