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Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall

Rambutan is widely found in remote areas in Southeast Asia. It may lead to serious ocular trauma if it accidentally hit the eyes. This case report describes a patient who presented with deeply embedded cornea foreign body and fungal keratitis following direct ocular trauma by rambutan fruit. This re...

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Main Authors: Rosli, Abdul Hadi, Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf, Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan
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Language:English
Published: Cureus Inc 2022
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RE Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/98390/7/98390_Deeply%20embedded%20corneal%20foreign%20bodies.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.983902022-06-17T02:19:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/98390/ Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall Rosli, Abdul Hadi Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan RE Ophthalmology Rambutan is widely found in remote areas in Southeast Asia. It may lead to serious ocular trauma if it accidentally hit the eyes. This case report describes a patient who presented with deeply embedded cornea foreign body and fungal keratitis following direct ocular trauma by rambutan fruit. This report identified the features of this fruit that had the potential to cause serious ocular trauma. Ocular protection equipment is essential to prevent injury during harvesting the fruit. Cureus Inc 2022-02-20 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/98390/7/98390_Deeply%20embedded%20corneal%20foreign%20bodies.pdf Rosli, Abdul Hadi and Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf and Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan (2022) Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall. The Cureus Journal of Medical Sciences, 14 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2168-8184 https://www.cureus.com/articles/86015-deeply-embedded-corneal-foreign-bodies-with-fungal-keratitis-secondary-to-rambutan-fruit-fall/metrics 10.7759/cureus.22413
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Rosli, Abdul Hadi
Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf
Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan
Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
description Rambutan is widely found in remote areas in Southeast Asia. It may lead to serious ocular trauma if it accidentally hit the eyes. This case report describes a patient who presented with deeply embedded cornea foreign body and fungal keratitis following direct ocular trauma by rambutan fruit. This report identified the features of this fruit that had the potential to cause serious ocular trauma. Ocular protection equipment is essential to prevent injury during harvesting the fruit.
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author Rosli, Abdul Hadi
Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf
Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan
author_facet Rosli, Abdul Hadi
Abdurrahman, Muhammad Yusuf
Mohd. Kamal, Khairidzan
author_sort Rosli, Abdul Hadi
title Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
title_short Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
title_full Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
title_fullStr Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
title_full_unstemmed Deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
title_sort deeply embedded corneal foreign bodies with fungal keratitis secondary to “rambutan” fruit fall
publisher Cureus Inc
publishDate 2022
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/98390/7/98390_Deeply%20embedded%20corneal%20foreign%20bodies.pdf
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