A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community presents with bilateral tarsal follicles, conjunctival scarring and in-turned eyelashes rubbing o...

Question

A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community presents with bilateral tarsal follicles, conjunctival scarring and in-turned eyelashes rubbing on the cornea. Several family members are similarly affected. What is the most appropriate public health-oriented management approach?

Accepted Answer

Implement the SAFE strategy including surgery for trichiasis, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental improvement

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Treat only this child with topical antibiotics

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Advise that this is a benign condition needing no treatment

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Prescribe long-term topical steroids

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Arrange individual corneal transplantation

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Trachoma in Aboriginal communities

A 4-year-old Aboriginal girl from a remote community presents with bilateral tarsal follicles, conjunctival scarring and in-turned eyelashes rubbing on the cornea. Several family members are similarly affected. What is the most appropriate public health-oriented management approach?