Viviana Flores, Marina Ruf, Silvia Paola Abad Farfan, Andrea Vanessa Suárez Echávez, Dolores Pilar Bastard, Maria Celeste Puga, Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo
Blepharitis is a very common disease in ophthalmology, dermatology and allergy practice. It generally follows a chronic course and is frequently associated with objective and/or subjective symptoms such as epiphora, red eye, dandruff, gritty sensation, itching, burning, photophobia, and blurred vision. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of Demodex spp. in patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in the period between 2016 and 2020. All patients with symptoms of chronic blepharitis who underwent a parasitological test of eyelashes (Rapitest) in the Dermatology Department of the Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires were included...
August 2, 2023: Revista Argentina de Microbiología