Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder
Self-inflicted eye trauma is a serious form of self-harm as it may lead to irreversible visual disability. Diagnosing self-inflicted ocular injuries, in all its forms, can be quite challenging. In this report, we are presenting a 5-year- old girl presented to Sohag University Outpatient Clinic with...
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| author | Amr Mounir Mohamed Gamal Elghobaier Abdelrahim Abdrabou Sadek Amr Ahmed Othman |
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| description | Self-inflicted eye trauma is a serious form of self-harm as it may lead to irreversible visual disability. Diagnosing
self-inflicted ocular injuries, in all its forms, can be quite challenging. In this report, we are presenting a 5-year- old girl presented to Sohag University Outpatient Clinic with a history of repeated attacks of bilateral eye redness
with blood-tinged strands removed from her eyes. After ocular examination, inferior bulbar conjunctival injection
with blood-tinged strands were found. After careful examination of the strands, it was discovered that they were
actual threads of cloth due to self-inflicted eye injury. Following psychiatric consultation, the patient was
diagnosed as having a major depressive disorder. The case was subject to pharmacological and psychotherapeutic
treatment, and showed significant improvement within two months of starting treatment as regard to depressive
symptoms and self-injury behaviors. Although self-inflicted ocular injuries due to pediatric mood disorders are
rare, it should be suspected in any case of unexplained chronic conjunctivitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-63e9dbc3b4ec44dd971da56b8e57c7872022-12-22T02:48:57ZengElectronic PhysicianElectronic Physician2008-58422008-58422018-05-011056771677410.19082/6771Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorderAmr MounirMohamed Gamal ElghobaierAbdelrahim Abdrabou SadekAmr Ahmed OthmanSelf-inflicted eye trauma is a serious form of self-harm as it may lead to irreversible visual disability. Diagnosing self-inflicted ocular injuries, in all its forms, can be quite challenging. In this report, we are presenting a 5-year- old girl presented to Sohag University Outpatient Clinic with a history of repeated attacks of bilateral eye redness with blood-tinged strands removed from her eyes. After ocular examination, inferior bulbar conjunctival injection with blood-tinged strands were found. After careful examination of the strands, it was discovered that they were actual threads of cloth due to self-inflicted eye injury. Following psychiatric consultation, the patient was diagnosed as having a major depressive disorder. The case was subject to pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment, and showed significant improvement within two months of starting treatment as regard to depressive symptoms and self-injury behaviors. Although self-inflicted ocular injuries due to pediatric mood disorders are rare, it should be suspected in any case of unexplained chronic conjunctivitis.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6033121/Self-inflicted eye injuryStrands |
| spellingShingle | Amr Mounir Mohamed Gamal Elghobaier Abdelrahim Abdrabou Sadek Amr Ahmed Othman Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder Electronic Physician Self-inflicted eye injury Strands |
| title | Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| title_full | Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| title_short | Pediatric self-inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| title_sort | pediatric self inflicted eye trauma due to a major depressive disorder |
| topic | Self-inflicted eye injury Strands |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6033121/ |
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