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Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil".

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Proia, AD; Small, KW
Published in: Cornea
May 1994

A pyogenic granuloma of the cornea developed on the vascularized cornea of a 79-year-old woman after "snake oil" accidentally dripped in her eye. The snake oil was being used to relieve forehead pain, which may have been referred. The five previously reported examples of corneal pyogenic granuloma are similar to this case in that trauma preceded development of the lesion. However, the chemical trauma induced by the snake oil appears to be a unique mechanism of injury.

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Cornea

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ISSN

0277-3740

Publication Date

May 1994

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

284 / 286

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Snakes
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Oils
  • Materia Medica
  • Liniments
  • Humans
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic
  • Female
  • Facial Pain
  • Corneal Diseases
 

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Proia, A. D., & Small, K. W. (1994). Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil". Cornea, 13(3), 284–286. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003226-199405000-00018
Proia, A. D., and K. W. Small. “Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil".Cornea 13, no. 3 (May 1994): 284–86. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003226-199405000-00018.
Proia AD, Small KW. Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil". Cornea. 1994 May;13(3):284–6.
Proia, A. D., and K. W. Small. “Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil".Cornea, vol. 13, no. 3, May 1994, pp. 284–86. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00003226-199405000-00018.
Proia AD, Small KW. Pyogenic granuloma of the cornea induced by "snake oil". Cornea. 1994 May;13(3):284–286.

Published In

Cornea

DOI

ISSN

0277-3740

Publication Date

May 1994

Volume

13

Issue

3

Start / End Page

284 / 286

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Snakes
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Oils
  • Materia Medica
  • Liniments
  • Humans
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic
  • Female
  • Facial Pain
  • Corneal Diseases