DELAYED CORNEAL ULCERATION FROM MUSTARD GAS

Histopathological study of delayed Mustard Gas Keratopathy

  Aims: Ocular injury by mustard gas (HD) leads to severe eye damage. Long term characterization of mustard gas ocular toxicity has not been described in detail yet. Present study was performed in order to explore chronic histological and immunopathologic effects of HD ocular exposure and try to find etiology for these effects.   Methods: This descriptive case study was performed on corneal and...

Keratolimbal Allograft in the Management of Delayed-Onset Mustard Gas Keratopathy: Long-term Results

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term results of Keratolimbal allograft (KLAL) in the management of Delayed-onset Mustard Gas Keratopathy (MGK). Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study considers those patients with documented MGK, who underwent KLAL between 2002 and 2016 in the Department of ophthalmology, Labbafinejad Medical Center. After obtaining consent, the patients were followed clo...

CORNEAL ULCERATION WITH Ps. PYOCYANEA.

DEAR SIRS-Two recent articles by Klein and Millwood (1952, 1953) have prompted me to make a few comments on some eight cases of corneal ulceration with the Ps. pyocyanea which I have seen since an article by Bignell appeared in 1951. Of the eight cases, six had a simple corneal foreign body removed, and in these the cornea became infiltrated round the former site of the foreign body within 48 h...

Poisoning by "Mustard" Gas

Observation of Nocardia Asteroides Complex in a Patient with Corneal Ulceration: The First Case Report from Iran

Background & Aims: Nocardia asteroides is gram-positive, partially acid-fast, aerobic actinomycetes which cause a wide range of skin infections, and pulmonary, cerebral, and ocular infection. Case Presentation: A 60-year-old man with diabetes presented with ocular ulcers in 2015. Through the medical records evaluation, physical examination, and biochemical evaluation of the patient, Nocardia as...