Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis

A clinical case of Phthirus pubis infestation of the eyelids in an eight -year-old boy is presented. He complained of a bilateral eyelids inflammation for the last two weeks which had not healed with a daily application of a collyrium. Physical examination showed the presence of small dark spheres,...

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Autor principal: Schenone,Hugo
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Programa de Parasitología. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile 2000
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spelling oai:scielo:S0365-940220000001000072005-07-12Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubisSchenone,Hugo Phthirus pubis infestación niños pestaña A clinical case of Phthirus pubis infestation of the eyelids in an eight -year-old boy is presented. He complained of a bilateral eyelids inflammation for the last two weeks which had not healed with a daily application of a collyrium. Physical examination showed the presence of small dark spheres, of approximately 1 mm, attached to the proximal extreme of the eyelashes. A microscopical examination of these elements permitted to identify adults and eggas of P. pubis. Neither insects nor eggs were found in the scalp of the patient. Treatment consisted in the extraction of the parasite elements by means of a fine forceps after the application of liquid vaseline in the eyelashes. A total of 23 adult insects and 32 eggs was removed. The boy proceeded from a boarding school, - where none of the other 27 children was found infested- and stayed there from Monday to Friday, going home for week ends. It was impossible to contact the mother, the most probable source the patient infestation, for epidemiological and prophylactical purposes.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPrograma de Parasitología. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de ChileBoletín chileno de parasitología v.55 n.1-2 20002000-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-94022000000100007es10.4067/S0365-94022000000100007
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Phthirus pubis
infestación
niños
pestaña
spellingShingle Phthirus pubis
infestación
niños
pestaña
Schenone,Hugo
Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
description A clinical case of Phthirus pubis infestation of the eyelids in an eight -year-old boy is presented. He complained of a bilateral eyelids inflammation for the last two weeks which had not healed with a daily application of a collyrium. Physical examination showed the presence of small dark spheres, of approximately 1 mm, attached to the proximal extreme of the eyelashes. A microscopical examination of these elements permitted to identify adults and eggas of P. pubis. Neither insects nor eggs were found in the scalp of the patient. Treatment consisted in the extraction of the parasite elements by means of a fine forceps after the application of liquid vaseline in the eyelashes. A total of 23 adult insects and 32 eggs was removed. The boy proceeded from a boarding school, - where none of the other 27 children was found infested- and stayed there from Monday to Friday, going home for week ends. It was impossible to contact the mother, the most probable source the patient infestation, for epidemiological and prophylactical purposes.
author Schenone,Hugo
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title Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
title_short Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
title_full Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
title_fullStr Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
title_full_unstemmed Infestación de los párpados de un niño por Phthirus pubis
title_sort infestación de los párpados de un niño por phthirus pubis
publisher Programa de Parasitología. Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile
publishDate 2000
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