Eyelid Infestation: A Case Report of Atypical Phthiriasis Palpebrarum

Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare parasitosis of the eyelashes caused by Phthirus pubis. This report describes an atypical case of this disease. A 72-year-old female patient suffered prolonged symptoms of severe left eye pruritus for 18 months, refractory to conventional eyelid hygienic measures, an...

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Autores principales: Correia Barbosa, Renato, Basto, Rita, Viana, Ana Rita, Reis Silva, Alexandre, Bastos, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Ophthalmology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9233743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35765401
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25383

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9233743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35765401
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25383

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