Conjunctival proliferation after a mild pepper spray injury in a young child

Cornea

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1042-1044

  Gerber, Simon ^a   Frueh, Beatrice E ^a   Tappeiner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

capsicum; child; conjunctival proliferation; pepper spray

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TEAR; CAPSICUM OLEORESIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE PLUS TOBRAMYCIN; DEXPANTHENOL; HYALURONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHEMOSIS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVA PROLIFERATION; CORNEA EROSION; CORNEA LIMBUS; EVENING DOSAGE; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AEROSOLS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE BURNS; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 80051799628     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: 15364798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318206cad9     Document Type: Article

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