Fournier I, Saleh M, Beynat J, Creuzot-Garcher C, Bourcier T, Speeg-Schatz C
Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, BP 426, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67081 Strasbourg cedex, France.
J Fr Ophtalmol. 2011 Mar;34(3):164-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2010.11.004. Epub 2011 Mar 1.
With their ability to migrate into the cornea and release toxins, caterpillar hairs can induce different clinical presentations such as conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, uveitis, and less frequently vitreoretinal inflammation (hyalitis, papillitis, macular edema).
We report a case that occurred in Alsace (France) in a 13-years-old boy presenting with keratitis caused by caterpillar hairs. We localized them in the cornea, for the first time, using confocal microscopy and anterior segment spectral optical coherence tomography.
Confocal microscopy and spectral optical coherence tomography can be useful for diagnosis and follow-up of this disease.
毛虫毛发具有迁移至角膜并释放毒素的能力,可引发不同的临床表现,如结膜炎、角膜结膜炎、葡萄膜炎,较少见的还有玻璃体视网膜炎症(玻璃体炎、视乳头炎、黄斑水肿)。
我们报告一例发生在法国阿尔萨斯地区的病例,一名13岁男孩因毛虫毛发导致角膜炎。我们首次使用共焦显微镜和眼前节光谱光学相干断层扫描技术在角膜中定位到了这些毛发。
共焦显微镜和光谱光学相干断层扫描技术可用于该疾病的诊断和随访。