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Eyelid Dermatitis

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Dermatologists and ophthalmologists commonly see patients with itchy, red, flaky eyelids. Eyelid dermatitis is a clinical term that encompasses more than one inflammatory disease affecting the eyelid skin. Determination of the underlying etiology is essential to treatment. Examination and history evaluation will establish the correct differential diagnosis. Diagnostic considerations and response to empiric treatment will dictate if diagnostic tests are needed, which should lead to the correct primary diagnosis. Regardless of etiology, basic considerations and recommendations are helpful when treating patients with eyelid dermatitis.

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Eyelid Dermatitis. Ophthalmic Hyperguide. 2009. Available at: http://www.ophthalmic.hyperguides.com/view.asp?rid=40780. Last accessed: April 14, 2011.

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  1. University Dermatologists Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA

    Kirsten Trotter M.D.

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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

    Christopher J. Calvano

  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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Trotter, K. (2012). Eyelid Dermatitis. 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_8

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