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Trachoma: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Environmental Factors -> Bacterial infection is encouraged by poor hygiene
Factors -> Bacterial infection ... Transmission -> Eye-seeking ... from nasal or ocular ... fibrosis => • Corneal ... Lubrication • Dry eye
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Conjunctivitis, corneal ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Foreign body • Infectious ... • Corneal ulcer ... #ocular #differential
Anterior Non-necrotizing Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

This 57 yo WM reported to clinic complaining of
Scleritis - Slit Lamp Ocular ... redness in the left eye ... patient was sent to rheumatology ... Bennett & Bloom Eye ... #physicalexam #rheumatology
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
Fusarium Eye Infections ... Keratitis is an infection ... fungal keratitis infections ... will result in corneal ... Endophthalmitis #ocular
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
ulceration • Ocular ... : Inflammatory eye ... Genital ulcers • Eye ... • Nonsurgical abdominal ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- GI tract: abdominal ... to exclude are infections ... Arthralgias • Eye ... Eye -> retinopathy ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
to exclude are infections ... Arthralgias • Eye ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Nodular or ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... 50% in chronic infection ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
chondritis • Ocular ... vessels (aorta) • Eyes ... Behcet disease • Infections ... Bacterial ○ Viral infection ... Polychondritis #rheumatology