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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Common Causes: • Conjunctivitis ... keratitis • Acute endophthalmitis ... any subjective vision ... Complete vision ... • End stage endophthalmitis
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Blurry Vision - ... Approach to Eye Disease ... Conjunctiva/Uvea: • Conjunctivitis ... cellulitis • Endophthalmitis ... Initial blurry vision
Endophthalmitis: Infection within the eye. This most commonly occurs via introduction of microbes from the outside
(e.g.
Endophthalmitis: ... redness and loss of vision ... Note the profound chemosis ... Ophthalmology #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #Photo
Hypopyon: A white layer of inflammatory cells which settles along the bottom of the anterior chamber
the result of endophthalmitis ... Note the profound chemosis ... redness and loss of vision ... Photo #Hypopyon #Endophthalmitis ... #Chemosis #UCSDH
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... Summary Lyme Disease ... months Lyme Disease ... Bell’s palsy - Vision ... • Ocular: - Conjunctivitis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
CNS infection, Endophthalmitis ... certain cases • Endophthalmitis ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
papulo-ulcerative lesion ... children; No evident lesion ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... Streptomycin • Moderate Disease ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cytomegalovirus disease ... (with loss of vision ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
for disseminated disease ... in setting of endophthalmitis ... enucleation Infectious Diseases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
, Disseminated disease ... for disseminated disease ... in setting of endophthalmitis ... enucleation Infectious Diseases ... Fusarium #Infections #infectiousdiseases