Ultrasound biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of pars planitis caused by caterpillar hairs.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report the use of ultrasound biomicroscopy in the detection of caterpillar hairs in the pars plana in a patient with unilateral pars planitis. Ultrasound biomicroscopic imaging of the anterior segment of the eye. Ultrasound biomicroscopy located a hair in the posterior chamber at the first visit and five more in the pars plana 1 month later. This finding was confirmed intraoperatively. Ultrasound biomicroscopy is useful in the diagnosis and management of unilateral pars planitis of uncertain cause.
Medical subject headings
- Anterior Eye Segment
- Eye Diseases
- Eye Foreign Bodies
- Hair
- Pars Planitis
- Vitreous Body