Unilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum infestation in a child during occlusion therapy for amblyopia: Case report

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dc.contributor.authorBiler, Elif Demirkilinc
dc.contributor.authorSelver, Ozlem Barut
dc.contributor.authorPalamar, Melis
dc.contributor.authorUner, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorUretmen, Onder
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T22:57:46Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T22:57:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAn 8-year-old mentally retarded boy is brought to the hospital because of itching and burning at his right eye for 10 days. He was on full time right eye occlusion therapy for left amblyopia. Slit lamp examination revealed nits and adult lice anchored to the eyelashes in his occluded eye. Eyelashes and all detected lice and nits were mechanically trimmed, and sent for parasitological examination, which confirmed the diagnosis. Upon familial evaluation for additional infestation, the father was also found to have genital phthiriasis pubis and received appropriate treatment. While phthiriasis palpebrarum in children may signify sexual abuse, a detailed investigation by a child psychiatrist was performed and revealed no sign of abuse. Since the infestation was at only on occluded eye, the most possible explanation for the transmission was evaluated as the misusage of the adhesive patch in our case. In conclusion, sexual abuse should be excluded in children with phthiriasis palpebrarum and parents of amblyopic children on occlusion therapy should be warned about the importance of the hygiene of the patching in order to avoid any kind of infection and infestation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.11.008en_US
dc.identifier.endpage80en_US
dc.identifier.issn1319-4534
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid26949367en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage78en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.11.008
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/51322
dc.identifier.volume30en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000383719900019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Science Bven_US
dc.relation.ispartofSaudi Journal of Ophthalmologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAmblyopiaen_US
dc.subjectOcclusion therapyen_US
dc.subjectPhthiriasis palpebrarumen_US
dc.subjectPhthiriasis pubisen_US
dc.subjectSexual abuseen_US
dc.titleUnilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum infestation in a child during occlusion therapy for amblyopia: Case reporten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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