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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Facial and Scalp | ===Facial and Scalp Examination=== | ||
Facial and scalp examination of patients with blepharitis is usually remarkable for: | |||
Itching and flaking scalp or facial skin ([[seborrheic dermatitis]]) | Itching and flaking scalp or facial skin ([[seborrheic dermatitis]]) | ||
Facial flushing ([[acne rosacea]]) | Facial flushing ([[acne rosacea]]) | ||
Broken or swollen blood vessels on cheeks and nose, and red or swollen nose ([[acne rosacea]]) | Broken or swollen blood vessels on cheeks and nose, and red or swollen nose ([[acne rosacea]]) | ||
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Eye examination of patients with blepharitis is usually remarkable for: | |||
*Pink or irritated eyelid edges | *Pink or irritated eyelid edges | ||
*Hard crusting of the lashes (staphylococcal blepharitis) | *Hard crusting of the lashes (staphylococcal blepharitis) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical examination of patients with blepharitis is usually remarkable for irritated eyelid edges, hard crusting of the lashes or greasy appearing flake, entropion, ectropion, poliosis, and diffuse conjunctival injection.
Physical Examination
Facial and Scalp Examination
Facial and scalp examination of patients with blepharitis is usually remarkable for: Itching and flaking scalp or facial skin (seborrheic dermatitis) Facial flushing (acne rosacea) Broken or swollen blood vessels on cheeks and nose, and red or swollen nose (acne rosacea)
Eye Examination
Eye examination of patients with blepharitis is usually remarkable for:
- Pink or irritated eyelid edges
- Hard crusting of the lashes (staphylococcal blepharitis)
- Greasy appearing flake (seborrheic blepharitis)
- Cylindrical dandruff covers base of lash (Demodex)
- Telangiectasia on the anterior eyelid
- Entropion
- Ectropion
- Trichiasis
- Madarosis(loss of lashes)
- Poliosis (loss of pigmentation of lashes)
- Distichiasis (abnormal growth of eyelashes)
- Diffuse conjunctival injection