Persistent caruncular hyperemia revealing unsuspected orbital foreign body
De León Tellado, N.; Tous, H.; Jiménez, J.C.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 104(2): 74-76
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 23882978 Document Number: 702550
A peculiar case of a 13-years-old child with persistent caruncular hyperemia following trauma to the right eye with a tree branch which didn't improved after several days of oral and intravenous antibiotic therapy. Closer examination revealed organic foreign body that was not evident on initial evaluation, computerized tomography with and without contrast nor on magnetic resonance imaging. After removal of the organic foreign body symptoms resolved.