U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Seborrhoeic blepharitis

MedGen UID:
508440
•Concept ID:
C0149842
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Blepharitis in seborrheic eczema; Seborrheic blepharitis
SNOMED CT: Seborrheic blepharitis (231797007); Blepharitis in seborrheic eczema (231797007)
 
HPO: HP:0500046

Definition

Inflammation of the eyelid due to overactivity of the sebaceous gland. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSeborrhoeic blepharitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Improving the management of seborrhoeic dermatitis.
Ooi ET, Tidman MJ
Practitioner 2014 Feb;258(1768):23-6, 3. PMID: 24689165
Topical antiglaucoma treatment with prostaglandin analogues may precipitate meibomian gland disease.
Cunniffe MG, Medel-Jiménez R, González-Candial M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2011 Sep-Oct;27(5):e128-9. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e318201d32f. PMID: 21178796
TREATMENT OF BLEPHARITIS.
BARAS I
Eye Ear Nose Throat Mon 1965 Feb;44:68-70 PASSIM. PMID: 14273035

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...