Eyelid tinea with blepharitis due to Microsporum canis.

DISCUSSION: Eyelid infection due to dermatophytes is uncommon, but it should be considered among the diagnostic suspicions of palpebral skin lesions. The microbiological study is a key factor for its diagnosis and appropriate treatment. PMID: 29859733 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859733?dopt=Abstract

Source: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia - June 6, 2018 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol Source Type: research