Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Blepharitis
PATHOGENS
- Pathogens cause anterior blepharitis only. Posterior blepharitis is caused by meibomian gland dysfunction.
- Staphylococcus species
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Moraxella species
- Herpes simplex virus
- Varicella zoster virus
- Human papilloma virus
- Phthirus pubis
- Demodex folliculorum
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Last updated: May 6, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Blepharitis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540060/all/Blepharitis.
Auwaerter PG. Blepharitis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540060/all/Blepharitis. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Blepharitis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540060/all/Blepharitis
Auwaerter PG. Blepharitis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540060/all/Blepharitis.
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