A Review of the Differential Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Conjunctivitis: Implications for Treatment and Management

Autor:	Scott G. Hauswirth, Elizabeth Yeu
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Bacterial Conjunctivitis medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class business.industry fungi Antibiotics food and beverages Viral Conjunctivitis Signs and symptoms Acute infectious conjunctivitis medicine.disease Allergic conjunctivitis 03 medical and health sciences Ophthalmology 0302 clinical medicine 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Infectious conjunctivitis medicine Differential diagnosis Intensive care medicine business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	Clinical Ophthalmology. 14:805-813
ISSN:	1177-5483
Popis:	The diagnosis of acute infectious conjunctivitis can be difficult. Clinical ambiguity exists between the acute viral and bacterial as well as the allergic forms, which can confound diagnosis. Also, discrimination between viral or bacterial origins of infectious conjunctivitis based on historical, nonspecific, clinical signs and symptoms contributes to a high rate of misdiagnosis and overuse of antibiotic treatment. Therefore, in order to effectively treat acute infectious conjunctivitis, physicians must be aware of the clinical signs and symptoms and available diagnostic tests that can provide a more accurate differential diagnosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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