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A Case of an Exceptional and Infrequent Reason of Blepharoconjunctivitis : Phthiriasis Palpebrarum

İSTİSNAİ VE NADİR BİR SEBEBE BAĞLI BİR BLEFAROKONJONKTİVİT OLGUSU: PİTRİYASİS PALPEBRARUM

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183–186
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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In spite of it was known that Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an exceptional and infrequentreason of blepharoconjunctivitis; it might observe as an isolated infestation of eyelids and this condition caneasily be misdiagnosed as an allergic conjunctivitis or blepharitis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Phthiriasis Palpebrarum is an infrequent and uncommon eyelid infestation caused by phthirus pubis.
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Key Findings & Data:A 58-year-oldfemale patient had itching, stinging and watering together with temperate crust around her right eyelid Initiallythe diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis was made because of symptoms of hyperemia, mucoid secretions anditching on the lashes and anti-allergic eye drop was prescribed.
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Conclusion & Impact:In spite of it was known that Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an exceptional and infrequentreason of blepharoconjunctivitis; it might observe as an isolated infestation of eyelids and this condition caneasily be misdiagnosed as an allergic conjunctivitis or blepharitis.
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Abstract

Phthiriasis Palpebrarum is an infrequent and uncommon eyelid infestation caused by phthirus pubis. In thisstudy, we report a case of phthiriasis palpebrarum imitating allergic blepharoconjonctivitis. A 58-year-oldfemale patient had itching, stinging and watering together with temperate crust around her right eyelid Initiallythe diagnosis of allergic conjunctivitis was made because of symptoms of hyperemia, mucoid secretions anditching on the lashes and anti-allergic eye drop was prescribed. On the attentive biomicroscopic examination,it was revealed many buried live lice attached to the lashes, hyperemia on the lid margin and translucentnits in right eyelid. Microscopic examinations of samples taken from the lashes infestated with live lice andtranslucent nits were consultated to microbiology department for certain diagnose and to dermatologydepartment for scanning phthiriasis and other veneral diseases. Administitation of pure vaseline, topicalantibiotic drops and topical steroid drops were used for the treatment. At the end of the third week, no louseor nit was present. In spite of it was known that Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an exceptional and infrequentreason of blepharoconjunctivitis; it might observe as an isolated infestation of eyelids and this condition caneasily be misdiagnosed as an allergic conjunctivitis or blepharitis.

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Pitriyasis Palpebrarum, phthirus pubis'in neden olduğu ender görülen bir göz kapağı enfestasyonudur. Bu ça- lışmada, alerjik blefarokonjonktiviti taklit eden bir pitriyasis palpebrarum olgusu sunuyoruz. 58 yaşında ka- dın hastanın sağ göz kapağı çevresinde hafif kabuklanma ile beraber kaşıntı, batma ve sulanma yakınmaları mevcuttu. Hiperemi, kirpikler üzerindeki mukoid sekresyonlar ve kaşıntı gibi semptomlar nedeniyle, ilk olarak alerjik konjonktivit tanısı koyuldu ve anti-alerjik göz damlası reçete edildi. Dikkatli biyomikroskobik inceleme sonrasında, kapak kenarında hiperemi ile birlikte, kirpiklere gömülü birçok canlı bit ve yarı saydam bit yavru- su gözlemlendi. Canlı bitler ve yarı saydam sirke ile enfekte olmuş kirpiklerden alınan mikroskobik inceleme örnekleri, kesin tanı için mikrobiyoloji bölümüne; phthiriasis ve diğer veneral hastalıkların taranması için de dermatoloji bölümüne danışıldı. Tedavide saf vazelin, topikal antibiyotik damlaları ve topikal steroid damlaları kullanıldı. Üçüncü haftanın sonunda, hiçbir bit veya bit yavrusu gözlemlenmedi. Her ne kadar Pitriyasis Palpeb- rarum blefarokonjonktivitin istisnai ve nadir görülen bir sebebi olsa da; izole bir göz kapağı enfeksiyonu olarak gözlenebilir ve bu durum alerjik konjonktivit veya blefarit olarak kolaylıkla yanlış teşhis edilebilir.

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EKİCİ, E., SOYDAN, A. (2022). A Case of an Exceptional and Infrequent Reason of Blepharoconjunctivitis : Phthiriasis Palpebrarum. Bozok Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 9 - Sayı: 2, 183–186. https://ajindex.com/articles/468551

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