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What type of bacteria is this?
What is significant about this organism? |
Staphylococcus epidermidis
S. epidermidis is normally present on the lid margins (normal flora) of most individuals |
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What is wrong with this child?
What does this indicate? |
Inflammatory response caused by bacteria, lots of PMNs move from blood into tissue to fight the infection through phagocytosis
***Presence of pus = bacterial infection |
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Pt complains of
-chronic irritation and burning -FB feeling -tender lids (maybe recurrent hordeola or chalazia -asymptomatic -lids stuck together in morning -red, irritated lids what do they have? |
Staphylococcal Blepharitis
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what is wrong with this patient?
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Staphylococcal Blepharitis
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What does this patient have?
What is recommended? |
staphylococcal blepharitis, dry pus and crust
Lid scrub, hygien |
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What does this pt. have?
What is recommended? |
staphylococcal blepharitis, dry pus and crust and excema
Lid scrub |
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What is wrong and what is on the lash?
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Staphylococcal blepharitis, collarette
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What is wrong?
3 things |
Sebbohrreaic Blepharitis
Teliangetic vessels Crust at the lash base – can also appear ‘oily’ |
