Table 1. Data of all patients in the chronic anterior blepharitis group.
Patient number | Gender | Age (years) | Number of spores in PAS stain | Culture | Fungal elements on direct microscopy | Demodex on direct microscopy |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | M | 70 | 5–10 | − | + | − |
2 | M | 30 | 5–10 | + | + | + |
3 | M | 73 | <5 | − | + | + |
4 | M | 65 | <5 | − | + | + |
5 | M | 68 | 5–10 | − | + | + |
6 | F | 58 | − | − | − | − |
7 | F | 18 | − | − | − | − |
8 | F | 80 | >10 | − | − | − |
9 | F | 27 | − | − | − | − |
10 | M | 22 | 5–10 | − | + | + |
11 | M | 69 | >50 | + | + | + |
12 | M | 69 | >10 | + | + | + |
13 | M | 67 | 5–10 | + | − | − |
14 | F | 61 | >10 | − | − | − |
15 | F | 31 | − | − | − | − |
16 | M | 51 | >50 | − | + | + |
17 | F | 27 | >10 | − | − | − |
18 | F | 24 | <5 | − | + | − |
19 | M | 54 | <5 | − | + | − |
Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; PAS, periodic acid–Schiff.