Caustic eye exposure - Revision history

Rossdonaldson1: Redirected page to Caustic keratoconjunctivitis

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	~~==Background==~~		#REDIRECT[[Caustic keratoconjunctivitis]]
	~~{{Caustics background}}~~

	~~==Diagnosis==~~
	~~{{General approach to caustic burns}}~~

	~~==Types==~~
	~~{{Caustic burn types}}~~

	~~==Work-Up==~~

	~~==Treatment==~~
	~~;First prevent personal exposure to the caustic agent by removing all clothing and decontaminating the patient~~

	*Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies
	*Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation
	*See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management

	~~==Disposition==~~

	~~==See Also==~~
	*[[Caustic ~~burns]]~~
	*[[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]]

	~~==Source==~~
	*Riffat F, Cheng A. Pediatric caustic ingestion: 50 consecutive cases and a review of the literature. Dis Esophagus. 2009;22(1):89-94. 2008 Oct 1. PMID: 18847446
	*Zargar S et al. Ingestion of strong corrosive alkalis: spectrum of injury to upper gastrointestinal tract and natural history. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1992 87 (3), 337-41 PMID: 1539568
	~~<references/>~~

	~~[[Category:Ophtho]]~~
	~~[[Category:Tox~~]]

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	~~==Disposition==~~


	~~===Ocular Exposure===~~
	*Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies		*Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies
	*Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation		*Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation
	*See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management		*See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management

			==Disposition==

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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==Background==
{{Caustics background}}

==Diagnosis==
{{General approach to caustic burns}}

==Types==
{{Caustic burn types}}

==Work-Up==

==Treatment==
;First prevent personal exposure to the caustic agent by removing all clothing and decontaminating the patient

==Disposition==

===Ocular Exposure===
*Ocular alkali exposures are an ophthalmologic emergencies
*Prior to aggressive lavage with 2L water first check for globe perforation
*See [[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]] for further management

==See Also==
*[[Caustic burns]]
*[[Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis]]

==Source==
*Riffat F, Cheng A. Pediatric caustic ingestion: 50 consecutive cases and a review of the literature. Dis Esophagus. 2009;22(1):89-94. 2008 Oct 1. PMID: 18847446
*Zargar S et al. Ingestion of strong corrosive alkalis: spectrum of injury to upper gastrointestinal tract and natural history. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1992 87 (3), 337-41 PMID: 1539568
<references/>

[[Category:Ophtho]]
[[Category:Tox]]