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Treatment of Phthiriasis Palpebrarum and Crab Louse: Petrolatum Jelly and 1% Permethrin Shampoo
Case Reports in Medicine, 2015 Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an uncommon cause of blepharoconjunctivitis in which Pthirus pubis infest the eyelashes. We report a case of unilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum with crab louse.
Yunus Karabela +2 more
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Phthriasis Palpebrarum Mimicking Lid Eczema and Blepharitis
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2009 Phthiriasis palpebrarum (PP) is a rare eyelid infestation caused by phthirus pubis. We report a case of PP mimicking lid eczema and blepharitis. A 68-year-old woman had moderate itching in both eyes.
Burak Turgut +3 more
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Phthiriasis palpebrarum, thelaziasis, and ophthalmomyiasis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 Introduction: Parasitic infections of the eye are a major cause of ocular-surface diseases globally. While most infections are treatable, parasites can cause varying levels of damage mostly due to late diagnosis or misdiagnosis as a result of doctors ...
, Xin Qi, Luo Ban
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Treatment of childhood phthiriasis palpebrarum with systemic ivermectin
JAAD Case Reports, 2021 Ibrahim Fouda +2 more
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Phthiriasis Palpebrarum Masquerading as Squamous Blepharitis
Delhi Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Phthiriasis palpebrarum caused by the parasite Pthirus pubis, is an uncommon cause of blepharitis under unhygienic conditions in sexually active adults.
Rajender Singh Chauhan +4 more
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A rare case of bilateral Phthiriasis palpebrarum with crab louse
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023 Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare cause of blepharitis in which Pthirus pubis infests the eyelashes. We report a case of bilateral Phthiriasis palpebrarum with crab louse. A 48-year-old woman presented with severe itching in both eyes for 4 days. Careful
Rohit Dureja, Bhagyasree Madduri
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Unilateral Phthiriasis Palpebrarum: A Case Study
Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, 2021 Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare eyelid infestation caused by Phthirus pubis (pubic lice) that is often confused with other causes of blepharoconjunctivitis.
Hümeyra Yıldırım Can, Nihal Çeken
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Phthiriasis palpebrarum - An easily missed diagnosis
Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 We report a case of phthiriasis palpebrarum, which was previously misdiagnosed as anterior blepharitis. Several lice and multiple nits were noted on the eyelashes in left eye under slit-lamp examination. The patient was successfully managed by mechanical
K Husna, Nimitha Nageeb
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Unilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum infestation: An unusual case of pruritus
Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2020 Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare cause of eyelid infestation caused by phthiriasis pubis (crab louse) that mainly infests the hair of pubis and inguinal regions, but rarely eyelashes and eyelid.
Sabin Sahu +3 more
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Phthiriasis palpebrarum: A case report and brief review of literature
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2023 Phthiriasis palpebrarum (PP) is a rare infection of the eyelid caused by pubic lice, often confused with other causes of blepharoconjunctivitis. In this study, we report a case of a 3-year-old girl with PP who was treated for conjunctivitis in the past ...
Meng Xia Yuan +4 more
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