Pepperspray injuries of the anterior segment of the eye;Pfeffersprayverletzungen des vorderen augensegmentes

Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-270

  Kniestedt, Christoph ^a   Fleischhauer, J ^b   Sturmer J ^a   Thiel, M A ^b  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cornea; Jet Protector Guardian Angel ; Neurotrophic keratitis; Oleoresin capsicum; Pepperspray

Indexed keywords

BENZYL ALCOHOL; CAPSAICIN DERIVATIVE; PYROXYLIN; SINOXIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENT; AEROSOL; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CORNEA INJURY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LAVAGE; PEPPER;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CONJUNCTIVA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORNEA; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; ISCHEMIA; KERATITIS; LIMBUS CORNEAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 17244371067     PISSN: 00232165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-857978     Document Type: Conference Paper

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