Journals / MN Oftalmoloji / 2015 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 2

A Case of Isolated Phtiriasis Palpebrarum

İzole Phtiriasis Palpebrarumlu Bir Olgu

Pages
116–117
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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In children, phthiriasis palpebrarum should be considered in the differential diagnosis of blepharoconjunctivitis that is resistant to treatment.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A 5-year-old girl applied complaints itching and redness in her eyes for 4 months.
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Key Findings & Data:The patient was treated with pilo- carpine hydrochloride 4% drops.
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Conclusion & Impact:In children, phthiriasis palpebrarum should be considered in the differential diagnosis of blepharoconjunctivitis that is resistant to treatment.
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Abstract

A 5-year-old girl applied complaints itching and redness in her eyes for 4 months. She was treated with antibiotics elsewhere but had no improvement. Biomicroscopic examination revealed blepharoconjunctivitis. But with careful inspection the louse and their nits were determined on her eyelashes. The patient was treated with mechanical removal of all louse and nits from the eyelashes. The patient was treated with pilo- carpine hydrochloride 4% drops. At the end of the first week, no louse or nit was present. Phtiriasis palpebrarum is a rare cause of blepharo- conjunctivitis. In children, phthiriasis palpebrarum should be considered in the differential diagnosis of blepharoconjunctivitis that is resistant to treatment.

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5 yaşında kız hasta 4 aydır devam eden batma ve kızarıklık şikayetleri ile başvurdu. Bu yakınmaları için antibiyotik tedavisi a ldığı fakat şi- kayetlerinin geçmediği öğrenildi. Biyomikroskopik muayene blefarokonjunktiviti göstermekteydi. Ancak dikkatli araştırma ile has tanın kirpikle- rinde bit ve yumurtaları tespit edildi. Hastanın tedavisinde kirpiklerindeki bit ve yumurtaları mekanik olarak temizlenerek, hastaya %4 pilokar- pin hidroklorid damla başlandı. Birinci haftanın sonunda bit ve yumurtalarının ortadan kalktığı görüldü. Phtiriasis palpebrarum blefarokon- junktivitin nadir bir sebebidir. Çocuklarda, phthiriasis palpebrarum tedaviye dirençli olan blefarokonjunktivit ayırıcı tanısında düşünülmelidir.

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MAYALI, H., AKBULUT, D. (2022). A Case of Isolated Phtiriasis Palpebrarum. MN Oftalmoloji, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 2, 116–117. https://ajindex.com/articles/581512

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