Synthetic fiber from a teddy bear causing keratitis and conjunctival granuloma: case report

Mohammed K Farooq; Jan Ulrik Prause; Steffen Heegaard

doi:10.1186/1471-2415-11-17

Synthetic fiber from a teddy bear causing keratitis and conjunctival granuloma: case report

Mohammed K Farooq, Jan Ulrik Prause, Steffen Heegaard

Department of Ophthalmology

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Abstract

To report a case of keratitis and a case of conjunctivitis caused by synthetic fibers from toy teddy bears.

Original language	English
Journal	B M C Ophthalmology
Volume	11
Pages (from-to)	17
ISSN	1471-2415
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-11-17
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Child, Preschool
Conjunctival Diseases
Cornea
Corneal Perforation
Corneal Transplantation
Corneal Ulcer
Female
Granuloma
Humans
Keratitis
Play and Playthings

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Synthetic fiber from a teddy bear causing keratitis and conjunctival granuloma: case report

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