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Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Episcleritis Ocular ... Foreign body • Infectious ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... #ocular #differential ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
Fusarium Eye Infections ... of the cornea that ... most commonly caused ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
present with a red eye ... -> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
conjunctiva or the membrane ... Episcleritis Signs ... and Symptoms: ... development of skin symptoms ... Causes: - Idiopathic
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
of the tympanic membrane ... Through lateral cortex ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... vasculitis vs infection ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... Arthralgias • Eye ... purpura: Strong sign ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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tract, and often causes ... to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: strong sign ... Eye -> retinopathy