Ocular complications of oak processionary caterpillar setae in the Netherlands; case series, literature overview, national survey and treatment advice
| Autor: | Tridib Das, Robert P L Wisse, Matthew K H Tan, J H Arnold van Vliet, Jan Tjeerd H N de Faber, Lintje Ho, Naïlah F.M. Sint Jago, Maarten B Jalink |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Oak processionary Vision Disorders Moths caterpillar hair Corneal Diseases Cornea 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine thaumetopoea Medicine Animals Humans Case Series Sterile endophthalmitis Eye Infections Parasitic Sensilla Caterpillar Netherlands WIMEK biology integumentary system business.industry Incidence fungi Seta Disease Management General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Dermatology setae oak processionary caterpillar Ophthalmology Environmental Systems Analysis Population Surveillance Milieusysteemanalyse 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Seasons sense organs business Dermatologic problems exotic species 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Acta Ophthalmologica, 99(4), 452-455 Acta Ophthalmologica Acta Ophthalmologica 99 (2021) 4 |
| ISSN: | 1755-375X |
| Popis: | During early summer 2019, the Netherlands experienced an outbreak of the exotic oak processionary caterpillar. The vast number of caterpillars, which live in large nests on oak trees before they turn into moths, possess thousands of small, barbed hairs (setae) that are disseminated with the wind. The hairs cause a range of primarily dermatologic problems. However, Dutch ophthalmologists started reporting patients with ophthalmologic complaints caused by the penetrating hairs of the oak processionary caterpillar. This paper focuses on the ophthalmologic complications caused by the caterpillar hairs. We collected a series of four cases with reports ranging from a corneal erosion with hairs lodged into the cornea, to a sterile endophthalmitis in which hairs were found in the vitreous. A literature review for similar cases was performed using the PubMed and Embase database. Together with the Dutch Ophthalmic Society (Nederlands Oogheelkundig Gezelschap, NOG), a national survey was issued to determine the scale of this new problem. This showed that oak processionary caterpillar related complaints are primarily limited to the south of the Netherlands. Suggested ophthalmic treatment guidelines are presented. With the next summer at the doorstep, and limited preventative measures against the caterpillar hairs, we expect a new wave of ophthalmologic complaints coming year as well. |
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