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Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes
PURPOSE: Head lice infection of the eyelashes and adjacent eyelids is extremely rare. In this case report we present a child with head lice infection of the eyelashes. OBSERVATIONS: A 3-year-old boy presented to the ophthalmology department with a chief complaint of itching and visible abnormal secr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10241840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37288384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101859 |
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author | Qin, Tingyu Lv, Yingnan Gao, Shasha Chai, Can Li, Wei |
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description | PURPOSE: Head lice infection of the eyelashes and adjacent eyelids is extremely rare. In this case report we present a child with head lice infection of the eyelashes. OBSERVATIONS: A 3-year-old boy presented to the ophthalmology department with a chief complaint of itching and visible abnormal secretions of the upper eyelashes in the right eye for more than 1 week. On ocular examination, a large number of nits and brown secretions were tightly adhered to the root of the upper eyelashes of the right eye, and translucent parasites crept slowly along the eyelashes, without impairment of vision. A few of the parasites and nits were further viewed with a microscope and were identified as head lice. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: This case suggests that ophthalmologists should not only consider common inflammation and allergies, but also be alert to parasitic infections when treating patients with ocular itching and abnormal secretions. |
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spelling | pubmed-102418402023-06-07 Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes Qin, Tingyu Lv, Yingnan Gao, Shasha Chai, Can Li, Wei Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep Case Report PURPOSE: Head lice infection of the eyelashes and adjacent eyelids is extremely rare. In this case report we present a child with head lice infection of the eyelashes. OBSERVATIONS: A 3-year-old boy presented to the ophthalmology department with a chief complaint of itching and visible abnormal secretions of the upper eyelashes in the right eye for more than 1 week. On ocular examination, a large number of nits and brown secretions were tightly adhered to the root of the upper eyelashes of the right eye, and translucent parasites crept slowly along the eyelashes, without impairment of vision. A few of the parasites and nits were further viewed with a microscope and were identified as head lice. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPORTANCE: This case suggests that ophthalmologists should not only consider common inflammation and allergies, but also be alert to parasitic infections when treating patients with ocular itching and abnormal secretions. Elsevier 2023-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10241840/ /pubmed/37288384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101859 Text en © 2023 Published by Elsevier Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Qin, Tingyu Lv, Yingnan Gao, Shasha Chai, Can Li, Wei Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title | Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title_full | Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title_fullStr | Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title_short | Case report: Head lice in the eyelashes |
title_sort | case report: head lice in the eyelashes |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10241840/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37288384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101859 |
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