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Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... -> Sydenham's Chorea ... , Carditis #Acute ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
- Scleritis Cornea ... chambers - Acute ... Ophthalmology #Eye #Ocular
Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
from nasal or ocular ... of the limbal cornea ... the peripheral cornea ... Trachoma #Chlamydia #pathophysiology
Xeropthalmia: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations

Decr Visual pigment -> Keratinization, thickening & non-wetting of the conjunctiva
Pathogenesis and Ocular ... conjunctiva and cornea ... dryness of the cornea ... #Xeropthalmia #pathophysiology
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
- Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... Proptosis -> Exposes cornea ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Cornea 5. ... Ocular Adverse Effects ... Trauma Cornea ... Detachment • Macular ... • Migraine • Acute
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... pituitary tumor) Acute
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
prognosis • Nodular ... • Classic - Nodular ... Treated Like Acute ... Classification #pathophysiology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
(Emergent): • Acute ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Blepharitis Cornea ... viral) Lens: • Acute ... Conjunctivitis #ocular