Blepharitis ? a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
Autor: | Günther Grabner, I. Baumgartner, V. Huber-Spitzy, K Böhler-Sommeregger |
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Rok vydání: | 1991 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Eye disease Keratoconjunctivitis Drug resistance medicine.disease_cause Eye Infections Bacterial Bacteria Anaerobic Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience medicine Humans Blepharitis Acne Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Eyelids Drug Resistance Microbial Middle Aged Eye infection medicine.disease Dermatology Dermatitis Seborrheic Sensory Systems Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Bacteria Aerobic Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure Rosacea Staphylococcus aureus Female Eyelid business Conjunctiva Eye Infections Fungal |
Zdroj: | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 229:224-227 |
ISSN: | 1435-702X 0721-832X |
DOI: | 10.1007/bf00167872 |
Popis: | Over the last few years the number of patients with chronic bilateral blepharitis has increased dramatically. From January 1985 until the end of 1989, a total of 407 patients with this diagnosis underwent ophthalmological and dermatological investigations at our out-patient clinic. Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) in conjunction with blepharitis occurred in 14.5% of the patient population who also suffered from acne rosacea. A comparison of the spectrum of microorganisms that have previously been isolated from affected sites with data obtained in the present study revealed that the range of microorganisms associated with this chronic localized inflammation has apparently shifted in recent years. The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, which was considerable in the pre-antibiotic era, has markedly decreased, although a distinct entity of staphylococcal blepharitis seems to remain, either alone or in combination with seborrheic blepharitis (62.8% of our patients). The clinical picture, microbiological findings and therapy for this condition are presented. |
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