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Conjunctiva, Foreign Body, Caterpillar Hair (#!)

Conjunctiva, Foreign Body, Caterpillar Hair (#!)
7 year old boy had something fall in his eye two days ago and could not open his eye anymore. There is a lage corneal erosion, well visible with fluoresceine staining, and superiorly are scratch lines. These are caused by the broken off hairs of a caterpillar.
Gajiwala, Uday, M.D., ¦2
H10.1, H16.2
Conjunctiva -> Trauma (Injury), Chemical Burns, Toxic Deposits -> Conjunctiva, Foreign Body, Caterpillar
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