[Cornea imagery and keratitis caused by processionary caterpillar hairs].

I. Fournier , M. Saleh , J. Beynat , C. Creuzot-Garcher (1, 2) , T. Bourcier , C. Speeg-Schatz

1 Service d'Ophtalmologie (CHU de Dijon)
2 CSGA - Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l'Alimentation [Dijon]

INTRODUCTION: With their ability to migrate into the cornea and release toxins, caterpillar hairs can induce different clinical presentations such as conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, uveitis, and less frequently vitreoretinal inflammation (hyalitis, papillitis, macular edema). OBSERVATION: We report a case that occurred in Alsace (France) in a 13-years-old boy presenting with keratitis caused by caterpillar hairs. We localized them in the cornea, for the first time, using confocal microscopy and anterior segment spectral optical coherence tomography. CONCLUSION: Confocal microscopy and spectral optical coherence tomography can be useful for diagnosis and follow-up of this disease.

Mots clés: Adolescent; Animals; Blepharospasm; Combined Modality Therapy; Conjunctival Diseases; Cornea; Dexamethasone; Drug Therapy; Combination; Emergencies; Eye Foreign Bodies; Histamine Antagonists; Humans; Keratitis; Larva; Microscopy; Moths; Ophthalmic Solutions; Tomography; Optical Coherence

Mots clés: Lubricants; Male; Confocal; Particulate Matter; Sensilla; Tobramycin

Domaines: Alimentation et Nutrition

I. Fournier, M. Saleh, J. Beynat, C. Creuzot-Garcher, T. Bourcier, et al.. [Cornea imagery and keratitis caused by processionary caterpillar hairs].. Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie, 2011, 34 (3), pp.164-7. ⟨10.1016/j.jfo.2010.11.004⟩. ⟨hal-00722929⟩