Lid Disorders Flashcards
(135 cards)
What is blepharospasm
Bilateral involuntary orbicularis oculi spasms
How to treat blepharospasm?
Botox every few weeks if debilitating
What is blepharoclonus?
Excessive blinking/spasming secondary to an ocular inflammation
What is myokymia?
Fasiculations of the orbiuclaris oculi (eye twitch) that is usually self limiting.
What can cause myokymia?
Stress, fatigue, medication or alcohol.
How to treat myokymia?
Coll compresses and topical antihistamines; want to increase refractory period of muscles so there is no quiver
What is pseudograefe?
Abnormaly regeneration of CNIII affecting the MR that attaches it to the levator palpebrae superioris; causes eye to elevate when abducting
What is angioedema with urticaria?
Allergies –> Swelling and hives. Caused by histamine release and causing severe swelling and red lesions.
How to treat angioedema with urticaria?
Antihistamines, cool compresses and possibly steroids
What are the three forms of Anthrax and which is ocular?
Cutaneous (ocular) , respiratory and intestional
Anthrax incidence is a large concern for which populations?
3rd world nations, people working with wool/cattle/farms
About how long does it take for symptoms to present in Anthrax?
Most often in about 2 weeks, but can be 1-2 days or up to 8 weeks.
When anthrax presents, it may look like what condition at first? (Signs and symptoms)
Preseptal cellulitis; no tenderness, no demarcation, no pain (usually), some itching, slight injection and redness
What is the disease process of anthrax?
Painless red rashes forming into papules becoming vesciular and maybe bullous. Eventually these ulcerate or hemorrhage, forming a black necrotic ulcer (eschar)
What’s the prognosis for anthrax? Treated and untreated?
80-90% spontaneously heal, remainder may have fatal results. Death is rare with proper systemic treatment
How to treat anthrax?
Vaccine; penicilin via IV, ciprofloxacin, maybe surgical repair if eschars severe
How does syphilis present?
Primary and secondary lid lesions with conjunctival involvement, madrosis, scleritis, interestitial keratitis
How to treat syphillis?
Penicilin
What’s elephantiasis?
Rarare parasitic infection causing lymphatic fluid to build up in subcutaneous tissue with severe allergic reaction and edema
What’s vaccinia (cow pox)?
Secondary to small pox vaccine, tends to self limit and leave a scar however. Caused by contamination from vaccination site
What’s madrosis?
Losing eyelashes
What’s poliosis?
White lashes
What’s xeroderma pigmentosum?
An autosomal recessive disorder where sunlight causes progressive pigmentation changes leading to scarring and possibly increased cancer rates (allergic to sun)
What’s erysipleas?
“Flesh eating disease” Strep. pyogenes secondary to a skin trauma.