Ophthalmia nodosa caused by casual handling of a tarantula

CLAO Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-112

  Bernardino, Carlo R ^a   Rapuano, Chris ^a  

^a WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE IRRITATION; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; RASH; SPIDER; STEROID THERAPY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CIPROFLOXACIN; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE FOREIGN BODIES; FLUOROMETHOLONE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; SPIDERS;

EID: 0034009466     PISSN: 07338902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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