Conjunctivitis

Background

• Number 1 cause of acute red eye

Diagnosis

• Rarely painful, more irritated
• Limbic sparing
• viral keratoconjucitivis assoc with URI and adeno
• watery viral/discharge bacterial/consider chlamydia

DDx

1. Viral Conjunctivitis
2. Bacterial Conjunctivitis
3. Allergic Conjunctivitis
4. Herpes Zoster (HZV) Conjunctivitis===
5. HSV Conjunctivitis
6. Gonorrheal Conjunctivitis

Chemical (Contact) Conjunctivitis

1. Topical Meds or Cosmetics
   1. irrigate, naphazoline drops, outpt for tx failure

See Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis

Chlamydia Conjunctivitis

1. PO erythromycin x 14D; CTX for gonorrhea

See Also

• Conjunctivitis (Peds)
• Eye Algorithm (Main)

Source

• Mahmood AR, Narang AT. Diagnosis and management of the acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin N Am. 2008;26:35-55.