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Case Reports
. 2013 Apr 10:2013:bcr2013009272.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009272.

Phthiriasis palpebrarum

Georgios D Panos  1 , Ioannis K Petropoulos, Doukas Dardabounis, Zisis Gatzioufas
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Case Reports

Phthiriasis palpebrarum

Georgios D Panos et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Slit lamp examination: Nits anchored to the eyelashes. A moving insect was observed hanging from an eyelash (red arrow).
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