Journal article
Calotropis procera (ushaar) keratitis
American journal of ophthalmology, Vol.139(1), pp.199-202
01/2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.07.062
PMID: 15652855
Abstract
To report a case of permanent endothelial cell injury after intracorneal penetration of milky latex from Calotropis procera (ushaar). Interventional case report. A 40-year-old patient developed painless corneal edema despite minimal epithelial injury after exposure to ushaar latex. Confocal and specular microscopy confirmed permanent endothelial cell loss with morphologic alteration after intracorneal penetration of ushaar latex. Corneal edema resolved completely after 2 weeks, although reduced endothelial cell count and abnormal morphology persisted. Ushaar latex is capable of penetrating the corneal stroma and inducing permanent loss of endothelial cells. Corneal edema resolves if sufficient endothelial cell viability is still present after resolution of ushaar keratitis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Calotropis procera (ushaar) keratitis
- Creators
- Hani S Al-Mezaine - Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. meddir@awalnet.net.saAli A Al-RajhiAbdullah Al-AssiriMichael D Wagoner
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of ophthalmology, Vol.139(1), pp.199-202
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.07.062
- PMID
- 15652855
- ISSN
- 0002-9394
- eISSN
- 1879-1891
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2005
- Academic Unit
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983979947002771
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