Ocular Infections Flashcards
(48 cards)
inflammation of the eyelid margins
blepharitis
inflammation of eyelid glands or follicles which are usually benign (tender small red painful pumps on inside or outside edge of eyelid)
stye
blepharitis and stye are usually caused by
staph aureus
what are the general clinical symptoms of conjunctivitis
redness, water eyes, irritation, and occational photophobia
pink eye in the late fall and early spring usually from
viruses
stringy discharge, irritation or gritty feeling, usually one eye
bacterial conjunctivits
water discharge, usually spreads to both eyes
viral conjuncivits
allergic conjunctivits
itching, tearing, swollen eyelids, and usually affects both eyes SIMULTANEOUSLY
what is the most common cause of viral conjunctivits
adenovirus
what is the most serious viral conjunctivits
most serios
AIDS patients with conjuncivitis usually get it from
CMV
what are the common causes of bacterial conjuncivits
S aureus, S pneumoniae, and H influenzae
what is the common cause of bacterial conjunctivitis in neonates
chlamydia trachomatis and N gonorrhoae
repeated infection by direct contact with ______, _______ and ________ for trachama
fomites, flies and fingers
giemsa stain for inclusion bodies
C trachomatis
causes ophthalmia neonatorum
neisseria gonorrhoaea
when is opthalmia neonatorum transmitter
during birth
thayer martin, diplococci
neisseria gonorrhoaea
cased by H influenze aegyptius
braxillian purpuric fever
purulent conjuncivitis followed by several weeks by fever, purpura, and vascular collapse
brazilian purpuric fever
swimming pool conjunctivitis
adenovirus
how is swimming pool conjunctivitis spread
respiratory and ocular secretions
what serotypes of adenovirus cause pharyngoconjunctiial fever
serotypes 3,4,7
what serotypes of adenovirus causes epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
serotypes 8, 19, 37
