TY - JOUR
AU - Hulburd, Christopher S.
AB - Abstract Blepharoconjunctivitis is commonly observed in individuals who suffer from dry skin or seborrheic dermatitis. Secondary bacterial infection occurs often, usually due to skin-flora pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus species. Preventive therapy with diluted nonirritating shampoo is often prescribed to clean the skin scabs from the area of the eyelids. A case of bacterial blepharoconjunctivitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa that developed following preventive therapy with iatrogenically contaminated shampoo is presented. Report of a Case. —A 48-year-old white man presented to the ophthalmology clinic with symptoms of acute bilateral conjunctivitis of 24 hours' duration. He had suffered from recurrent blepharitis for 2 years for which he was advised to use a dilution of Johnson and Johnson shampoo (1:10 dilution with tap water) every morning, by placing a cotton swab in the diluted shampoo and rubbing both eyelids several times. His medical history was noncontributory. He had prepared the shampoo bottle References 1. Freeman H, Sugar J. Pseudomonas keratitis following cosmetic soft lens wear . Contact Lens J . 1976;10:21. 2. Coad CT, Osatom S, Wilhelmus KR. Bacterial contamination of eyedrop dispensers . Am J Ophthalmol . 1984;98:558-551. 3. Pseudomonas aeruginosa corneal infection related to mascara applicator trauma . MMWR . 1990;39:47-48.
TI - Pseudomonas aeruginosa iatrogenic Blepharoconjunctivitis
JF - Archives of Ophthalmology
DO - 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090010028018
DA - 1993-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/pseudomonas-aeruginosa-iatrogenic-blepharoconjunctivitis-DCf1SUxRgB
SP - 26
EP - 27
VL - 111
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -