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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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* | A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include: | ||
* [[ | *Symptom duration (Chronic course with intermittent exacerbations and eruptions) | ||
* [[ | *History of smoking, [[allergens]], [[contact lenses]], and use of[[ retinoids]] (may provoke or exacerbate symptoms) | ||
* | *History of [[Seborrheic dermatitis]] (associated with symptoms of scalp itching, flaking, and oily skin). | ||
*History of [[Rosacea]] (associated with a red and swollen nose (rhinophyma), facial flushing, broken and distended vessels in the face, pustules, oily skin, food and environmental intolerances, and [[eye irritation]]) | |||
*History of [[acne]] or [[eczema]] | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
[[Symptoms]] of blepharitis may include the following: | |||
* Red eye | |||
*Red, [[swollen eyelids]] | |||
*Itchy eyelids | |||
*Excessive tearing | |||
*Gritty sensation | |||
*Burning sensation | |||
*Crusting or matting of eyelashes in the morning | |||
*Flaking or scaling of the eyelid skin | |||
*Light sensitivity | |||
*Blurred vision | |||
*Facial flushing, | |||
*Broken and distended vessels in the face | |||
*Scalp itching | |||
*Oily skin | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
History
A detailed and thorough history from the patient is necessary. Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:
- Symptom duration (Chronic course with intermittent exacerbations and eruptions)
- History of smoking, allergens, contact lenses, and use ofretinoids (may provoke or exacerbate symptoms)
- History of Seborrheic dermatitis (associated with symptoms of scalp itching, flaking, and oily skin).
- History of Rosacea (associated with a red and swollen nose (rhinophyma), facial flushing, broken and distended vessels in the face, pustules, oily skin, food and environmental intolerances, and eye irritation)
- History of acne or eczema
Symptoms
Symptoms of blepharitis may include the following:
- Red eye
- Red, swollen eyelids
- Itchy eyelids
- Excessive tearing
- Gritty sensation
- Burning sensation
- Crusting or matting of eyelashes in the morning
- Flaking or scaling of the eyelid skin
- Light sensitivity
- Blurred vision
- Facial flushing,
- Broken and distended vessels in the face
- Scalp itching
- Oily skin