title: Therapy-resistant corneal ulcer in a six-year old patient.
abstract: Throughout this case emerges the importance of a thorough ophthalmological examination of children who have suffered an eye trauma. A double eversion of the upper eyelid under narcosis may be necessary to detect the presence of a foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goethals
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koppen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tassignon
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents