Biomaterial Database

Lime burns resulting in total conjunctival defect, enucleation, and fused eyelids. 2010

Wei Qin, and Mingming Liu

Oculoplastic and Orbital Division, Southwest Eye Hospital/Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. weiqin0707@163.com

A rare case of right eye lime burns resulting in total conjunctival defect, enucleation, and fused eyelids is reported. This article describes total conjunctival sac reconstruction using a split-thickness skin graft combined with a spherical orbital implant, which may be a good choice for treating such a disorder.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010087	Oxides	Binary compounds of oxygen containing the anion O(2-). The anion combines with metals to form alkaline oxides and non-metals to form acidic oxides.	Oxide
D002057	Burns, Chemical	Burns caused by contact with or exposure to CAUSTICS or strong ACIDS.	Chemical Burns,Burn, Chemical,Chemical Burn
D003229	Conjunctival Diseases	Diseases involving the CONJUNCTIVA.	Conjunctival Disease,Disease, Conjunctival,Diseases, Conjunctival
D005126	Eye Burns	Injury to any part of the eye by extreme heat, chemical agents, or ultraviolet radiation.	Burn, Eye,Burns, Eye,Eye Burn
D005141	Eyelid Diseases	Diseases involving the EYELIDS.	Disease, Eyelid,Diseases, Eyelid,Eyelid Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015353	Eye Enucleation	The surgical removal of the eyeball leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact.	Enucleation Surgery,Enucleation Technique,Enucleation Surgeries,Enucleation Techniques,Enucleation, Eye,Eye Enucleations,Surgery, Enucleation
D016038	Skin Transplantation	The grafting of skin in humans or animals from one site to another to replace a lost portion of the body surface skin.	Dermatoplasty,Grafting, Skin,Transplantation, Skin,Dermatoplasties,Graftings, Skin,Skin Grafting,Skin Graftings,Skin Transplantations,Transplantations, Skin