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Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland. lmcanena@yahoo.co.ukIssue Date
2013-09Keywords
EYE DISORDERLocal subject classification
EXOTIC PETSMeSH
AnimalsChild
Eye Foreign Bodies
Eye Pain
Hair
Humans
Keratitis
Male
Pets
Spiders
Steroids
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"Tarantula keratitis": a case report. 2013, 182 (3):349-50 Ir J Med SciJournal
Irish journal of medical scienceDOI
10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7PubMed ID
23212648Abstract
A case of an 11-year-old boy presenting with a two-week history of a red, irritated right eye after handling a Chilean Rose Tarantula at an exotic pet exhibition. Examination revealed innumerable microscopic hairs embedded at all levels of the cornea. He was commenced on steroid drops with subjective and objective improvement at follow up.Item Type
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1863-4362ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7
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