title: Conjunctivitis due to Phthirus pubis: a trap for the unwary.
abstract: It is not uncommon for patients to present to eye casualties with a red eye and where treatment has already been started by the general practitioner, usually in the form of antibiotic drops or ointment for presumed bacterial/viral conjunctivitis. Occasionally, the diagnosis is not simply a bacterial conjunctivitis and this can only be clarified by close ocular inspection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Glasgow PA16 0XN, UK. tzvandasara@nhs.net
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zvandasara
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D020061:Phthirus
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides