PHLYCTENULOSIS IN THE ESKIMOS OF THE CANADIAN EASTERN ARCTIC.
During a recent ophthalmic survey of 780 Eskimos in the Canadian Eastern Arctic, 217 were found to have stigmata of phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, 198 of these being inactive and 19 active. Attention is drawn to the high incidence of pediculosis capitis in the Eskimos of this region, and it is suggested that there may be a relationship between this infestation and phlyctenulosis.
D001110:Arctic Regions; D002170:Canada; D004813:Epidemiology; D005123:Eye; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity; D004930:Inuit; D007509:Irritants; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis; D010373:Lice Infestations; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae; D013210:Staphylococcus
D007509:Irritants
ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESKIMOS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRRITANTS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PEDICULOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS