Contact corneal thermal burn from domestic electric clothes iron in a female teenager: A case report
Calabar Journal of Health Sciences
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5(1): 28-30, 2021.
Article
in English
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| ID: biblio-1293230
ABSTRACT
Corneal thermal burn from domestic electric clothes pressing iron is a very rare occurrence among teenagers in Nigeria. We report the case of thermal burn to the ocular surface of a 16-year-old female, at home, from the sole plate of an electric clothes pressing iron. She presented with superficial eyelids and corneal burns (RoperHall Classification Grade II; Dua Classification Grade II). The patient was successfully managed with topical cyclopentolate 2%, topical moxifloxacin 0.5%, and tetracycline ointment. Well-documented causative agents of domestic eye injuries in the young in Nigeria are usually flying missiles. Thermal ocular injuries are quite uncommon, and when they occur, are likely due to steam burns. This report highlights the electric clothes pressing iron as a domestic hazard that caregivers must be mindful of.
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Eye Burns
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Contact Lenses
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Calabar Journal of Health Sciences
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital/NG
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Calabar/NG
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