Ocular Injury Caused by the Bombardier Beetle.

We report a case of ocular injury caused by a bombardier beetle in a young boy. Ocular injuries due to this coleoptera have not previously been reported. An 11-year-old boy experienced an eye injury while trying to place a bombardier beetle inside an anthill. The boy was diagnosed with a second-degree burn on the skin of the upper right eyelid and conjunctival and corneal erosion in the right eye. The condition resolved completely after 2 weeks of appropriate treatment. Education about the dangers of playing with insects is crucial to prevent this type of lesions. Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel.

Citation

Jose Ramon Villada, Maria Inmaculada Panos, Irene Del Cerro, Jose Manuel Granados. Ocular Injury Caused by the Bombardier Beetle. Case reports in ophthalmology. 2021 May-Aug;12(2):629-633

PMID: 34326764

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