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Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (GON) - Figure 1

A 4-day-old girl was brought to the emergency department (ED)
Chemosis and injection ... Peds #Pediatrics #Gonorrhea ... #Gonococcal #Conjunctivitis
Gonococcal conjunctivitis: ocular emergency; risk perforation of cornea 
Clinical features: purulent discharge +++, chemosis (conjunctival oedema),
Gonococcal conjunctivitis ... discharge +++, chemosis ... Ophthalmology #Gonorrhea ... #Gonococcal #Conjunctivitis
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
 - 
Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... - Bilateral conjunctivitis ... feet #Kawasaki #Disease
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis
Lids:
 • Stye (a.k.a. hordeolum)
 • Chalazion
 • Blepharitis
 • Periorbital cellulitis
Conjunctiva
Conjunctiva / Sclera: • Conjunctivitis ... Bacterial, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
ID #Infectious Diseases ... Urethritis #Cervicitis #Gonorrhea
Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum (GON) - Figure 2

A 4-day-old girl was brought to the emergency department (ED)
Chemosis and injection ... Peds #Pediatrics #Gonorrhea ... #Gonococcal #Conjunctivitis
Gonococcal Infections (Gonorrhea) - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Uncomplicated infections of the cervix, urethra,
Gonococcal Infections (Gonorrhea ... single dose17 • Conjunctivitis ... Gonococcal #Infections #Gonorrhea
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Clinical: • Disease ... Ophthalmologic: Uveitis, conjunctivitis
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
, Disseminated gonorrhea ... , Rickettsial diseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Rheumatologic Disease ... • Neisseria gonorrhoeae ... (gonorrhea) • ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease