Penetrating eye injury from a crayfish antenna.
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This is the first reported case of eye injury caused by a crayfish antenna. A 20-year-old male crayfish diver sustained a scleral penetrating injury that led to a subconjunctival abscess. The foreign body was histologically similar to a crayfish antenna.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Australia
دوره 195 11-12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011