Corneal injury caused by imported fire ants in a child with neurological compromise

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-57

  Amador, Mariano ^a   Busse Jr , F Keith ^b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Austin   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BACITRACIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; IBUPROFEN;

ANAMNESIS; ANT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORNEA INJURY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INSECT STING; KERATITIS; LAGOPHTHALMOS; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTS; ATROPINE; BACITRACIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA; DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; EDEMA; EYE INJURIES; EYELID DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IBUPROFEN; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; KERATITIS; MALE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0031941525     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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