title: Venom ophthalmia from Naja mossambica in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: a reminder to all that for ocular chemical injury, dilution is the solution.
abstract: Venom ophthalmia caused by venoms of spitting elapids such as the Mozambique Spitting Cobra (Naja mossambica) is seen in regions where people live in close proximity to elapids, such as in the KwaZulu Natal region of South Africa. We report such a case in a 43-year-old woman who presented to Mosvold Hospital, a district hospital in South Africa. Clinical features and best practice management of venom ophthalmia will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK jeremy.hoffman@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004546:Elapid Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D017815:Elapidae; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D004546:Elapid Venoms
keywords: Venom ophthalmia; cornea; ocular surface; public health; trauma