THE EYE SPLASH INJURIES OF ECHINOCOCCAL FLUID DURING SURGERY OF THE PERITONEAL ECHINOCOCCOSIS: OUR EXPERIENCES DUE TO TWO CASES
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Mustafa Aldemir 1 * , İhsan Çaça 2, Şerife Akalın 3, Ali Süner 4, Ziya Kaya 5
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1 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Diyarbakır, Turkey2 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophtalmology, Diyarbakır, Turkey3 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diyarbakır, Turkey4 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Diyarbakır, Turkey5 Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anaesthesiology, Diyarbakır, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The surgeon today is obliged to operate on an increasing number of patients who are classified at high risk. The hazards of blood splashes at operation have also been reported suggesting that Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can be transmitted by conjunctival contamination (1,2). The eye splash injuries due to peritoneal echinococcal fluid have not been determined in the literature. We reviewed our experiences relevant to two surgeons exposed to the eye splash injuries due to peritoneal echinococcal fluid in order to emphasize the risks of transmission of infections via the eye.

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Article Type: Letter to Editor

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 1, Issue 3, July 2004, 43-44

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82203

Publication date: 15 Jul 2004

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