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KMID : 0363220070450050462
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2007 Volume.45 No. 5 p.462 ~ p.464
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A Case of Pediculosis Palpebrarum in a Girl
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Lim Jae-Woo
Suh Moo-Kyu
Lee Yong-Hwan
Kim Soo-Ho
Park Soo-Keun
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Abstract
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Pediculosis (phthiriasis) palpebrarum is a rare disease which occurs on the eyelashes and is caused by Phthiriasis pubis (crab louse). The common symptoms are pruritus, irritation and foreign body sensation, but it is rarely associated with ocular diseases such as blepharitis, conjunctivitis or secondary bacterial infection. We report a case of pediculosis palpebrarum in a 3-year-old girl who had several lice and many nits on both eyelashes, and this was accompanied with blepharitis. She was treated by removal of lice and nits with fine forces, then application of petrolatum ointment twice a day for 7 days.
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KEYWORD
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Blepharitis, Pediculosis Palpebrarum
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