[Clinical analysis of 30 cases of children blepharitis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the clinical features and treatment of children blepharitis.


METHODS
Retrospective case series.


METHODS
30 children patients less than 15 years old with blepharitis.


RESULTS
The clinical features , past diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic effect of 30 cases of children blepharitis recorded between Janurary 2010 to June 2013 were analyzed.


RESULTS
Of all the patients, 9 were male, and 21 were female. 15 cases (50%) were diagnosed as keratitis, among which 13 cases (43.3%) were diagnosed as virus keratitis. The main complications were keratopathy, accounting for 80%. Of all the 30 children blepharitis cases, 5 (16.7%) cases were cured; 21 (70%) cases got better; 2 cases (6.7%) recurred. Of 24 keratopaty associated with blepharitis cases, 17 cases (70.8%) were cured; 5 (20.8%) cases got better; 2 (8.3%) cases recurred.


CONCLUSIONS
Blepharitis is the common ocular surface disease, clinicians often ignore the eyelid to misdiagnosis.Children blepharitis usually affects cornea and results in keratopathy associated with blepharitis. Cure rate of Chlidren blepharitis is low. It becauses cure not only needs drug therapy but also demands patients adjust their habits and high obedience with doctors. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2015, 51: 291-294).
Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Key Lab., Beijing 100005, China.
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D001762:Blepharitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003315:Cornea; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies