Corneal wasp sting: A case report and review of literature.

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Author	Nowroozzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Hamid, Adel Bolkheir, Alireza Shirvani, Mohammad Maalhagh, Mehrnoosh
Copyright Year	2018
Abstract	PurposeTo report severe immunologic and toxic reaction due to corneal wasp sting that may cause catastrophic sight-threatening outcomes.MethodsA 45-year-old man referred to the emergency room with corneal wasp sting of Vespa Orientalis. The authors review previous Medline literature about this topic.ResultsIn our case, the response to frequent topical corticosteroid was dramatic, and at the seventh day after injury, all inflammatory responses in the anterior segment of the eye had been resolved.ConclusionCorneal wasp injury with Vespa Orientalis can cause severe inflammation of the cornea and the anterior segment. Topical corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment.
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Journal	Journal of Current Ophthalmology [J Curr Ophthalmol]
Volume Number	31
DOI	10.1016/j.joco.2018.02.007
PubMed Central reference number	PMC6407084
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	30899854
e-ISSN	24522325
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2018-04-10
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). © 2018 Iranian Society of Ophthalmology. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.
Subject Keyword	Wasp Sting Cornea
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ophthalmology