naa a22 4500 510740790 CHVBK 20180411083027.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7 "Tarantula Keratitis” a case report [Elektronische Daten] [L. McAnena, C. Murphy, J. O'Connor] Introduction: A case of an 11-year-old boy presenting with a two-week history of a red, irritated right eye after handling a Chilean Rose Tarantula at an exotic pet exhibition. Examination revealed innumerable microscopic hairs embedded at all levels of the cornea. He was commenced on steroid drops with subjective and objective improvement at follow up. Discussion: Tarantulas use their urticating abdominal hairs as a defense mechanism by flicking them into attackers' eyes and skin, causing intense irritation. Ocular complications ranging from simple conjunctivitis, through to keratouveitis and even pan-uveitis with chorioretinitis, have been described in the literature. As exotic pets become more popular, the importance of wearing ocular protection when handling tarantulas should be stressed. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 2012 Tarantula hair nationallicence Keratitis nationallicence Painful red eye nationallicence Ophthalmia nodosa nationallicence McAnena L. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Murphy C. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut O'Connor J. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 349-350 0021-1265 182:3<349 2013 182 11845 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0885-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McAnena L. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murphy C. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- O'Connor J. Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital (RVEEH), Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 349-350 0021-1265 182:3<349 2013 182 11845 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer