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What kind of conjunctivitis lasts longer than 4 weeks? |
Chlamydial If longer lasting that 4 weeks it will always be chlamydial |
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What are signs and symptoms of Chlamydial conjunctivitis? |
Hyperpurulent discharge Redness Long lasting |
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What are key clinical signs of Conjunctivitis? |
* red swollen conjunctiva * follicles or papillae * SWOLLEN PA NODES |
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Follicles vs papillae Papillae |
Papillae is swelling in the center of the conjunctiva cell thus NOT affecting the blood vessels **Angular vascular elevations Can be caused by many things like abrasions |
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GPC |
Out of control Papillae. **the septi are damaged and the papillae are forming together ***POOR CL wear |
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Papillae vs Follicles |
Swelling AT the septi so blood Vessle will look like its at the base ROUND AVASCULAR elevations **these require an immune response ***follicles will have many lymphocytes in it Follicles are generally caused. By infections such as Chlamydia, Adenovirus, Toxic and Primary HSV |
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What is the difference in appearance in Papillae vs Follicles? |
Follicles are round AVASCULAR ELEVATIONS Papillae are Angular VASCULAR elevations (Papillae look like they have a lot of blood in them due to the swelling in the center) (Follicles look like fluid filled because they caused by swelling at the septum) |
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What causes a Follicular response? |
Generally an infection Just think follicles are filled with all kinds of lymphocytes **Primary HSV, Adenovirus 8, Chlamydia or toxicity** |
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Types of discharge for different conjunctivitis types |
Viral= “serous” watery (adenovirus 8) Chlamydial= mucopurulent Allergic= serous (watery) and mucoid Bacterial= Purulent and mucopurulent |
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What are the three classes of bacterial conjunctivitis? |
1.Hyper acute Bacterial conjunctivitis 2. Acute conjunctivitis 3. Chronic conjunctivitis |
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Hyper acute conjunctivitis |
Generally associated with urethral, genital or Vanerial involvement Causation- |
