often this phenomenon is due to blepharitis - but this is uncommon in children; in this case madarosis is generally bilateral and there are other features of blepharitis such as itchiness, erythema and scaly lid margins
other possible causes include:
trauma from rubbing or plucking - may be the cause of unilateral or bilateral lash loss
alopecia areata - may cause unilateral or bilateral lash loss but is commonly found with hair loss elsewhere on the body
discoid lupus may rarely cause a scarring madarosis
idiopathic
treatments are available for madarosis but are generally initiated by an ophthalmologist or dermatologist (1)
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