Insect wing conjunctival granuloma

Cornea. 2003 Jul;22(5):489-90. doi: 10.1097/00003226-200307000-00019.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of conjunctival granuloma formation in response to lodgment of an insect wing.

Method: Case report and review of the literature. RESULTS Granuloma formation in the conjunctiva can occur following lodgment of an insect wing. This can cause the patient chronic redness, discharge, and discomfort.

Conclusions: Small foreign bodies with relatively little mass and large surface area can evade the normal protective mechanisms for removal of a foreign body and give rise to a chronic inflammatory response.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Topical
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Ciprofloxacin / administration & dosage
  • Conjunctival Diseases / etiology*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / drug therapy
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Fluorometholone / administration & dosage
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Granuloma / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Insecta*
  • Male
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Postoperative Care
  • Wings, Animal*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Fluorometholone