AI Article Synopsis
- A 7-year-old girl had unilateral blepharitis for one month after contact with a cat, initially misdiagnosed as a herpetic infection.
- Symptoms included itching and loss of eyelashes on her right eyelid, but her visual acuity remained normal at 20/20.
- A slit lamp examination showed anterior blepharitis with madarosis (loss of eyelashes), broken eyelashes, and abnormal lesions on the right lower eyelid, while the left eyelid appeared normal.
Article Abstract
A 7-year-old girl with a history of being in contact with a cat was referred to our department due to her 1-month unilateral blepharitis that was initially treated as a herpetic infection without amelioration. She experienced itching and loss of her right eyelashes (Figure 1). Her visual acuity was 20/20. The slit lamp examination revealed anterior blepharitis with madarosis, broken eyelashes, and lesions in right lower eyelid, while the left eyelids were normal.
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