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Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... More precisely "macular ... HCQ treatment would ... Even with macular ... Pharmacology #Table #Management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Complications • Ocular ... week to assess ocular ... IDSA #Guidelines #Management ... #candidiasis #treatment
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment ... Ulcers: • Treatment ... refractory lesions Ocular ... disease #Syndrome #Treatment ... #management #pharmacology
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment Guidelines
Recommended Regimen:
 • Primary, secondary, and early latent: adults (including pregnant
Syphilis - CDC 2021 Treatment ... Neurosyphilis, ocular ... #CDC #CDC2021 #Treatment ... #Guidelines #Management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... Myasthenia Gravis Treatment ... - Symptomatic Treatment ... Immunomodulating Treatments ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Ocular: uveitis ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
: ​• Miliar → Nodular ... → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Manifestations and Treatment ... Symmetric macular ... Headache, meningitis, ocular ... stages #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
, erythematous macular ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Diagnosis and Management ... Pericarditis • Ocular ... Lyme Disease Treatment ... Disease #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment