title: Blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This article reviews the current literature on pediatric blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) to enhance the understanding on the incidence, clinical course, and treatment options.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pediatric BKC is a disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. Therapies target both the infectious and inflammatory components of this disorder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pediatric BKC is a disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and severity, which is often overlooked or misdiagnosed.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Cornea, Wills Eye Hospital bDepartment of Ophthalmology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hammersmith
mesh_terms: D001762:Blepharitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy