An 8-year-old girl presented with itching of both eyelids. Slit-lamp examination revealed the presence of adult lice and nits on the eyelashes, and a diagnosis of phthiriasis palpebrarum was made.

Xanthelasma (or xanthelasma palpebrarum) is a yellow plaque that occurs on the eyelids. The word is derived from the Greek terms xanthos (yellow) combined with the elasma (beaten metal plate). The ...

Xanthelasma palpebrarum, characterized by yellowish plaques on the eyelids, is not associated with increased rates of dyslipidemia or cardiovascular disease. Researchers conducted a case-control study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Q-switched neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser was effective in treating xanthelasma palpebrarum ...

The use of topical phenol-croton oil has been proven to be safe, easy to apply, and inexpensive, with only a few sessions ...

Our patient had xanthelasma, or xanthelasma palpebrarum, oval or elongated yellowish plaques just beneath the periorbital skin. The plaques occur most commonly near the inner canthus of the eyelid, ...

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A 6-year-old boy presented with erythema and pruritus of the eyelids, which had been previously diagnosed as atopic dermatitis and unsuccessfully treated with topical glucocorticoids and systemic ...