ABSTRACT
We describe a 12-year-old boy in England with keratitis secondary to tarantula hairs embedded within the stroma of his cornea. Every attempt must be made to isolate these hairs at the first visit as they have a barbed nature and have a propensity to propagate through ocular tissues. A chronic keratitis requiring long-term steroid use may result if hairs persist in the cornea. Children who keep tarantulas as pets should be instructed on safe handling to prevent the tarantula from adopting defence mechanisms and shedding their hairs.
Subject(s)
Eye Foreign Bodies/complications , Hair , Keratitis/etiology , Pets , Animals , Child , Eye Foreign Bodies/therapy , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Keratitis/physiopathology , Keratitis/therapy , Male , Risk Assessment , Spiders , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
We describe a report of a child with a horner's syndrome and sixth nerve paresis secondary to a petrous internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm. Management of this condition involved coiling of the aneurysm and the use of botulinum toxin to manage his strabismus and associated symptoms.
