[Unusual complication of radiation therapy, corneal perforation: about a case]

Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Oct 3:25:64. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.25.64.9980. eCollection 2016.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Radiation-induced ocular complications are common during radiation therapy for cancers of the head and neck. Some are mild and transient, others can be very serious jeopardizing visual function. This rare and unusual case study aims to highlight the different clinical manifestations and the ocular but especially corneal complications associated with radiation therapy as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of a corneal perforation which is a serious complication of radiation therapy.

Les complications oculaires post radiques sont fréquentes au cours de l'irradiation des tumeurs de la tête et du cou. Certaines sont bénignes et transitoires, d'autres peuvent être très graves pouvant mettre en jeu la fonction visuelle. Nous discuterons à travers ce cas rare et inhabituel, les différentes manifestations et complications oculaires et surtout cornéenne de la radiothérapie ainsi que les modalités diagnostiques et thérapeutiques d'une perforation cornéenne qui représente une complication redoutable de la radiothérapie.

Keywords: Corneal perforation; penetrating keratoplasty; radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Corneal Perforation / diagnosis
  • Corneal Perforation / etiology*
  • Corneal Perforation / therapy
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiation Injuries / pathology*