Citation

Øregaard JS, Tran TL, Paulsen JF, Bredgaard R. Ugeskr. Laeger 2016; 178(47).

Affiliation

dr.oregaard@me.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

27908314

Abstract

Facial burns and scalds are common but the eyes are rarely affected. We present a case of a 40-year-old female patient with severe eye injury due to facial scald. Although initial examination in the emergency department did not reveal signs of serious injury, the patient was referred to the burns unit two days later due to suspicion of infection of the facial burns. She was found to have seriously impaired vision and was transferred to a department of ophthalmology. Examination revealed bilateral severe corneal injuries and bilateral limbal ischaemia, presumably leading to permanently impaired vision.

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