The red eye revisited : Ophthalmia nodosa due to tarantula hairs

We present the case of a 17-year-old girl who came to our center with a red irritated eye from exposure to tarantula hairs. An ophthalmology literature search revealed six reported cases. There have been no reports of these cases in the general medical and pediatric literature. Due to the increasing...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1998-06, Vol.91 (6), p.565-567
Hauptverfasser:	BELYEA, D. A, TUMAN, D. C, WARD, T. P, BABONIS, T. R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Animals Biological and medical sciences Diseases of cornea, anterior segment and sclera Endophthalmitis - diagnosis Endophthalmitis - etiology Eye Foreign Bodies - complications Eye Foreign Bodies - diagnosis Female Hair - anatomy & histology Handling (Psychology) Humans Medical sciences Ophthalmology Spiders
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a 17-year-old girl who came to our center with a red irritated eye from exposure to tarantula hairs. An ophthalmology literature search revealed six reported cases. There have been no reports of these cases in the general medical and pediatric literature. Due to the increasing popularity of tarantulas as pets, we present the following case report and discussion to bring attention to this potential complication of tarantula handling.
ISSN:	0038-4348 1541-8243
DOI:	10.1097/00007611-199806000-00011