Inflammatory eyelid diseases in children. Рart I.

AIM: To analyze the etiopathogenesis, clinical pattern, and treatment algorithm of inflammatory eyelid diseases in children. RESULTS: The most severe form of inflammatory eyelid disease is herpetic blepharitis, which is invariably complicated by herpetic keratitis and corneal ulceration. Another severe condition is palpebral phthiriasis, an eyelids infestation by pubic lice (Phthirus pubis). An analysis of the etiopathogenetic features of inflammatory eyelid diseases in children was conducted. The characteristic clinical symptoms of herpetic blepharitis associated with primary infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), varicella, and herpes zoster ophthalmicus were described, as well as the clinical manifestations of palpebral phthiriasis in children. CONCLUSION: The clinical pattern of ophthalmic herpes described in the article facilitates early diagnosis, enabling timely initiation of antiviral therapy with antiherpetic effects. This approach helps prevent chronic disease progression, complications, and ensures the preservation and/or restoration of visual acuity. AIM: To analyze the etiopathogenesis, clinical pattern, and treatment algorithm of inflammatory eyelid diseases in children. RESULTS: The most severe form of inflammatory eyelid disease is herpetic blepharitis, which is invariably complicated by herpetic keratitis and corneal ulceration. Another severe condition is palpebral phthiriasis, an eyelids infestation by pubic lice (Phthirus pubis). An analysis of the etiopathogenetic features of inflammatory eyelid diseases in children was conducted. The characteristic clinical symptoms of herpetic blepharitis associated with primary infection by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), varicella, and herpes zoster ophthalmicus were described, as well as the clinical manifestations of palpebral phthiriasis in children. CONCLUSION: The clinical pattern of ophthalmic herpes described in the article facilitates early diagnosis, enabling timely initiation of antiviral therapy with antiherpetic effects. This approach helps prevent chronic disease progression, complications, and ensures the preservation and/or restoration of visual acuity.