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Abstract
During a recent ophthalmic survey of 780 Eskimos in the Canadian Eastern Arctic, 217 were found to have stigmata of phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, 198 of these being inactive and 19 active. Attention is drawn to the high incidence of pediculosis capitis in the Eskimos of this region, and it is suggested that there may be a relationship between this infestation and phlyctenulosis.Entities:
Keywords: ARCTIC REGIONS; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESKIMOS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IRRITANTS; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PEDICULOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS
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Year: 1963 PMID： 14084699 PMCID： PMC1922178
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can Med Assoc J ISSN： 0008-4409 Impact factor: 8.262