Conjunctivitis: Difference between revisions
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#[[Viral Conjunctivitis]] | |||
#[[Bacterial Conjunctivitis]] | |||
#[[Allergic Conjunctivitis]] | |||
#[[Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus|Herpes Zoster (HZV) Conjunctivitis]]=== | |||
#[[HSV Conjunctivitis]] | |||
#[[Gonorrheal Conjunctivitis]] | |||
===Chemical (Contact) Conjunctivitis=== | ===Chemical (Contact) Conjunctivitis=== | ||
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===Chlamydia Conjunctivitis=== | ===Chlamydia Conjunctivitis=== | ||
#PO erythromycin x 14D; CTX for gonorrhea | #PO erythromycin x 14D; CTX for gonorrhea | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 30 July 2011
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
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Allergic Conjunctivitis
- Herpes Zoster (HZV) Conjunctivitis===
- HSV Conjunctivitis
- Gonorrheal Conjunctivitis
Chemical (Contact) Conjunctivitis
- Topical Meds or Cosmetics
- irrigate, naphazoline drops, outpt for tx failure
See Caustic Keratoconjunctivitis
Chlamydia Conjunctivitis
- PO erythromycin x 14D; CTX for gonorrhea
See Also
Source
- Mahmood AR, Narang AT. Diagnosis and management of the acute red eye. Emerg Med Clin N Am. 2008;26:35-55.