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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 ... Conjunctivitis #ocular ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... elevation • Nausea ... decrease (<200 cells ... 14%), in which case ... • HIV-1 p24 core
Fusarium Eye Infections - Keratitis and Endophthalmitis
Fungal Keratitis is an infection of the cornea that is
of the cornea that ... most commonly caused ... will result in corneal ... Endophthalmitis #ocular ... #ophthalmology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
• Significant cause ... -> crowding of ocular ... damage & blindness Signs ... obstruction • Corneal ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
resolution of infection ... Through lateral cortex ... hearing loss, nausea ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
Findings - Infectious ... respiratory tract infections ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... susceptibility to infections ... • The adrenal cortex ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or ... Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... NTM Pearls: • Corneal
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... Multinucleated giant cells ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes
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