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Infections and Hypersensitivity of the Eyelids

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Staphylococci, along with the generally more benign diphtheroids, are the most prevalent normal bacterial inhabitants of the eyelid skin, margins, and pilosebaceous glands. Staphylococci are also the most common cause of bacterial eyelid infections. Manifestations of such infections are multiple and include squamous and ulcerative marginal blepharitis, angular blepharitis, infectious eczematoid dermatitis, subcutaneous preseptal cellulitis, impetigo, acute external and internal hordeola, and possibly chalazia and meibomitis [1, 2].

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology Wayne State University School of Med, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Evan H. Black

  2. Oakland University William Beaumont, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Director, Oculoplastic Surgery, Southfield, Michigan, USA

    Frank A. Nesi

  3. Department of Ophthalmology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA

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  4. William Beaumont School of Medicine, Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology Co-Director, Oculoplastic Surgery, Detroit, Michigan, USA

    Geoffrey J. Gladstone

  5. Former Chief of Ophthalmology, Emeritus Clinical Prof of Ophthalmology Case Western Reserve University, South Euclid, USA

    Mark R. Levine

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Starr, M.B. (2012). Infections and Hypersensitivity of the Eyelids. In: Black, E., Nesi, F., Calvano, C., Gladstone, G., Levine, M. (eds) Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0971-7_5

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