THE RED EYE REVISITED - OPHTHALMIA NODOSA DUE TO TARANTULA HAIRS

Authors
BELYEA DA TUMAN DC WARD TP BABONIS TR
Citation
Da. Belyea et al., THE RED EYE REVISITED - OPHTHALMIA NODOSA DUE TO TARANTULA HAIRS, Southern medical journal, 91(6), 1998, pp. 565-567
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Southern medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00384348
Volume
91
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
565 - 567
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-4348(1998)91:6<565:TRER-O>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
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 rep orts of these cases in the general medical and pediatric literature. D ue to the increasing popularity of tarantulas as pets, we present the following case report and discussion to bring attention to this potent ial complication of tarantula handling.