Clinical diagnosis of recurrent herpes simplex blepharitis in an adult: a case report.

Herpes simplex (HSV) blepharitis occurs usually in children as a primary infection. Though primary HSV blepharitis is also observed in adults, recurrent HSV blepharitis involving the same area of the eyelid is unusual in this group. Two clinical types have been identified, one consisting of vesicular type lesions and a second characterized by erosive-ulcerative insults. Presented in this article is a case of an adult with herpes simplex blepharitis (presumed recurrent at the same generalized eyelid region), manifesting erosive-ulcerative lesions. Review of this ocular condition, treatment modalities, and hypothetical modes of transmission is given.