It can also be an aesthetic or cosmetic concern if there is significant eyelid drooping. While this condition is often purely aesthetic, in some cases it can impair your vision especially if there is excessive skin on your upper eyelid, known as hooded upper eyelid. Hooded eyes can also occur with ageing, giving you droopy eyelids. Based on the clinical presentation and positive serology, the black scab was confirmed as a typical ‘Eschar’ seen in scrub typhus.Hooded eyes or hooded eyelids, are characterised by the presence of small flaps of excess skin under each eyebrow. Within 48 h of starting the therapy, fever touched baseline and the black eyelid scab fell off (Fig. IgM ELISA for Scrub typhus was positive (OD: 2.16) and he was promptly treated with oral Doxycycline (2.2 mg / kg/ dose, twice a day for 7 d). In view of fever for 7 d, hemogram, blood culture and serological testing for typhoid and scrub typhus was performed.
He had no rashes or any other abnormalities in general and systemic examination and vitals were stable. 1a) with ipsilateral, tender pre-auricular lymph node. A blackish scab was noted along the edge of the right upper eyelid (Fig.
On examination, the right upper eyelid was swollen but not tender with no evidence of congestion or discharge. There were no similar complaints in family members. He was treated elsewhere with antibiotics for suspected stye and orbital cellulitis. A five years old boy hailing from a rural area presented with high grade continuous fever and right eyelid swelling for 7 d.
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