title: Insect wing case: unusual foreign body.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report five cases of insect wing case foreign body.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical presentation, investigations, management, and outcome of these cases are discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five patients, four males and one female, in the age group from 4 to 55 years presented with an insect wing case embedded in the cornea or peripheral limbus. All patients were relatively asymptomatic, and the foreign body was associated with vascularization and infiltration. Culture of the foreign body after removal showed Staphylococcus epidermidis in two cases and Corynebacterium species and Mycobacterium fortuitum in one case each. All patients responded to removal of the wing case foreign body and treatment with topical ciprofloxacin (0.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Insect wing case is an unusual foreign body and produces minimal symptoms and may be associated with infective agents in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. MDSAAA35@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fogla
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Madhavan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000382:microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions