Treatment of Phthiriasis Palpebrarum and Crab Louse: Petrolatum Jelly and 1% Permethrin Shampoo

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. A 45-year-old man presented with conjunctival hyperaemia and moderate itching associated with irritation, and cr...

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Published inCase Reports in Medicine Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 128 - 130-032
Main Authors Atalay, Eray, Yildirim, Isik, Yardimci, Gurkan, Karabela, Yunus, Karabela, Semsi Nur
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2015
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Conjunctivitis
Decapoda
Diagnosis
Turkey
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Summary: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. A 45-year-old man presented with conjunctival hyperaemia and moderate itching associated with irritation, and crusty excretions of the eyelashes in the left eye. Careful slit-lamp examination revealed many lice and nits in left eye and mild conjunctival hyperaemia. No abnormality was found in the right eye. On dermatologic examination, only one louse was found at the pubic area. The patient was treated effectively with petrolatum jelly (Vaseline) and 1% permethrin shampoo (Kwellada 1% shampoo). At the end of the first week no louse or nit was present on eyelashes and pubic area.
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Academic Editor: Jeffrey M. Weinberg
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2015/287906